 Clothing+ Fashion |  Jewelry +Watches |  Home +Furniture |  Pottery + Glass |  Art +Photos |  Paper +Books |  Music +Movies |  Toys +Games |  Sports +Outdoors |  Ads +Signs |  Eras +Themes |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wow - what model train operating layout would be complete without a caboose or three? Cabooses were a fixture on railroads everywhere for over a century, before modern electronics came along and made them obsolete. Besides being a lookout for the back of the train, they served as home base for the train crew, which could be half a dozen people or more.
Common types of cabooses include the standard 'cupola' caboose, the 'bay windows' caboose, and the 'extended vision' caboose. And no... they're not all red. But you've gotta have at least one red one!
Show & Tell - Share Your Stuff!
Jim Beam Express
1 person likes this
by macpicker on May. 24, 2012
SPENCER, NC
2 people like/love this
by Savoychina1 on May. 24, 2012
» See all cabooses Show & Tells
Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Brass Model Train Collector Dan Glasure
We’ve been operating Dan’s Train Depot, which is the parent company of BrassTrains.com, for about 11 years now. We bought out a ve… [more]
An Interview With National Model Railroad Association Library Director Brent Lambert
The NMRA library’s original purpose was to focus on model railroading, but over time we’ve also received donations that have helpe… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Airfix Model Railways
Dave McCarthy's Airfix Model Railway treasure trove is an in-depth archive of the company's plastic railway kits fr… [read review or visit site]
Gateway NMRA
This great reference site for model railroaders, from the Gateway (St. Louis) division of the NMRA (National Model … [read review or visit site]
HOseeker.net
This site is a treasure trove of HO scale model railroad manufacturer catalogs and other reference information, inv… [read review or visit site]
Postwar Lionel Trains Library
Bernie Schulz’s Lionel Trains Library focuses exclusively on postwar Lionel trains and accessories. The site cont… [read review or visit site]
Eric's Trains
Eric Siegel's site displays his collection of O-gauge/O-scale trains, tracks, turntables, and other accessories. A … [read review or visit site]
Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT
MIT's model railroad club, as one might expect, has one of the best websites for learning about how people play wit… [read review or visit site]
Clubs & Associations: Model Trains
- Train Collectors Association
- National Model Railroad Association
- Lionel Collectors Club of America
- Toy Train Operating Society
- National Association of S Gaugers, Inc.
- Train Collectors Society (U.K.)
- Lionel Operating Train Society
Other Great Reference Sites: Model Trains
Top eBay Auctions
Psc Precision Ho Scale B&o Baltimore And Ohio I17 Brass Caboose F/p C2856
Ho Scale Overland Models Gtw 
Cri&p Rock Island O/b Caboose 17818 Omi 4270.1 F/p
T-reproductions Buddy L 2001-c Outdoor Railroad Caboose (red)
Beaver Creek Models Brass Great Northern Wood Caboose F/p O-scale
Look Buddy L Train Mint Caboose T-reproductions. Better Than Original No Reserve
Brass O Weaver Canadian National Wood Caboose F/p No Reserve 
Overland Models Omi Ab-1128-4 Western Pacific Wp Brass Bay Window Caboose
Precision Scale Sp C30-5/6 Caboose. O Scale Brass Import. P.s. #16593
Overland Models "o" Scale Brass Missouri Pacific Sbw Caboose Omi Mp 
Lionel Engine & Tender + 4 Cars; Minute Man, Rescue Unit Caboose, And More
Precision Scale Southern Pacific Bay Window Caboose
Buddy L Caboose
Alco Models Bay Window Caboose - Pittsburgh & Lake Erie P&le - Brass
Overland Models Ca-11m Caboose Ho
S Scale Brass Sp Southern Pacific C-40-1 Caboose
Thomas Industries "0" Gauge Tin Plate Pulpwood Car, Caboose, Tender Kit
Ives Standard Gauge #195 Transition Caboose
K-line K616-1751 New York Nyc Wood-sided Cupola Smoking Caboose O Scale Train Ny
Lgb 31420 Christmas Beer Barrel Caboose - New
On30 Shorty Caboose
Norfolk And Western Steel Caboose Unpainted Overland Brass Model
Williams Diesel Conrail Nw2 And Mth Caboose And Boxcar And Track And More Extras
Lgb 'g' 40790 Atsf Caboose
On3 Brass Psc, Westside # 1 Logging Caboose
Lionel 6517 Bay-window Caboose~w/nice Ob
Alco Models - Ajin Brass Ho New York Central Wood Caboose In Original Box
Lionel 2460 Crane 3453 Sf Box 2457 Metal Caboose 3461 Metal Log Car
Brass Caboose Cnr Modern Caboose Hand Crafted In Korea By Samhongsa
Marklin 88807b At&sf Mikado Locomotive And Caboose Set (z-scale)
Ho Nickel Plate Brass Erie Lackawanna Caboose
American Flyer Trains Rare Cn Reefer Hopper Tanker & Caboose Set Nr!! One Cent 
M&b Marklin Ho 45705 Caboose Pennsylvania 477938
M&b Marklin Ho 45703 Caboose New York Central 19453
Ho Scale Brass Union Pacific Up Ca-9 Caboose Train Car Safety Slogan
1958 #25052 Silver Action Bay Window Caboose
Accucraft Ac83-143 Denver & Rio Grande Western Long Caboose/box
Brass Caboose For Repair Or Parts 
+ Rare Mth Premier Prototype Santa Fe Extended Vision Caboose 20-91081
Overland Models Dt&i,gt,gtw Streamlined Cupola Caboose
Lionel O 8904 Houston Tinplate Operators Society Bay Window Caboose 430154
American Flyer 930 Caboose Rare Version
Six Piece N-scale Lot Of Rock Island Gp-40, Cabooses, Box Car And Engine House.
Brass Ho Scale Nj Custom Brass Long Island Railroad N-52a Wood Caboose
Lionel 6-17639 Chessie Smoking Caboose Ex+/box
Iron Horse Brass Southern Pacific C-30-5 Or 6 Bay Window Caboose Ho Scale In Box
American Flyer S Gauge 6-48741 Ev Caboose C&nw #13653
Rare Mth Premier Prototype Cp Rail Extended Vision Caboose 20-91060
Rare Mth Premier Prototype Baltimore & Ohio Bay Window Caboose 20-91090
Lionel-aec Security Caboose W/mounted Machine Guns On Top Mint
Ho Scale Revell Seaboard Air Line Sal Custom Wood Caboose Train Weathered
Marklin Z-scale Cabooses X 3
Lionel 6417 Pennsylvania N5c Porthole Caboose~w/nice Ob
Nib Lgb G Scale Blue Santa Fe Long Queen Mary Caboose 43710 
+ Rare Mth Premier Prototype Erie 35' Woodsided Caboose 20-91068
Vintage Lionel Railroad Train Standard Gauge 217 Caboose Original Box
Lot Of 4 American Flyer Freight Cars # 806 Caboose #973,805 & 632 Nice Condition
Bachmann "on30" Scale - Caboose- Colorado & Southern 
8 Pairs Of Red Caboose Trucks; Built
Lionel Vapor Records: 3 Boxcars And Caboose
