THE FOLLOWING METAL CENTER CAB CABOOSES WILL BE DOCUMENTED BELOW
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GENERAL INFORMATION
No. 2457 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES
No. 2472 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES
No. 2672 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSE (Prewar?)
No. 4457 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES
GENERAL INFORMATION
These metal body cabooses are all prewar carryovers. Lionel was apparently not ready to introduce the plastic body SP style caboose at the end of the war. These cabooses, particularly those from 1945-46, are found with various earliest truck and coupler combinations. See the section on early postwar TRUCKS & COUPLERS HERE for complete details. Also, many prewar cabooses were likely converted to coil or magnetic couplers over the years.
THE No. 2457 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1945-46
No. 2457 painted RED
with “EASTERN DIVISION”
red stack
2 flying shoes with coil coupler and black fiber strips
steps
brake wheels
generator
tool box
Thick Axels
T3
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted RED
with “EASTERN DIVISION”
has red stack
with coil coupler
steps
brake wheels
generator
tool box
B13-1-15
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted RED
without “Eastern Division”
with red painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
no steps
generator
tool box
1 staple end coil coupler
B13-1-7
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1945-46
No. 2457 painted Brown
without # may be 2757
off-center white lettering
believed to be a miss-stamped prewar body probably assembled with postwar trucks by Madison Hardware.
A photo of the underside is needed to show whether the tabs are broken, twisted, or untouched. Broken or twisted tabs (along with late trucks) indicate that the car is unlikely to be original. Although it doesn’t show very well, this car has whirley wheels.
Courtesy of “The Schinner Collection”
B13-1-13
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted RED
with “WESTERN DIVISION”
number stamped on frame
with red painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
with steps
with generator
with tool box
staple end, with 2 coil couplers
B13-1-6
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
Couplers should both be coil type; right one likely replaced
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted RED
without “Eastern Division”
with red painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
without steps
with generator
with tool box
2 staple end trucks
B13-1-8
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted BROWN
with “EASTERN DIVISION”
with centered white lettering
with brown painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
with generator
with tool box
without steps
1 coil coupler
B13-1-9
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted RED
without “EASTERN DIVISION”
with centered white lettering
with red painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
with generator
with tool box
without steps
2 coil couplers
Courtesy of The Russ MacNair Collection
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1945-46
No. 2457 painted RED
with “EASTERN DIVISION”
with centered white lettering
with red painted stack in reverse position
with 2 brake wheels
with generator
with tool box
with steps
One “Flying Shoe” coupler with brown fiber strip
Courtesy of The Russ MacNair Collection
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted BRIGHT RED
with “EASTERN DIVISION”
with centered white lettering
with red painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
with generator
with tool box
without steps
Two coil couplers.
Courtesy of The Russ MacNair Collection
No. 2457 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2457 painted BROWN
with “EASTERN DIVISION”
Centered “Pennsylvania”
with centered white lettering
with brown painted stack
with 2 brake wheels
with generator
with tool box
with steps
Two coil couplers.
Courtesy of The Russ MacNair Collection
THE No. 2472 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES
No. 2472 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2472 painted RED
without light (correct)
without Eastern Division
without stack
without steps
without brake wheels
thicker black axles
coil couplers
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
B13-1-11
No. 2472 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2472 painted different shade of RED
without light (correct)
with Eastern Division
without steps
without stack
without brake wheels
with coil couplers
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
B13-1-10
No. 2472 CABOOSE 1945-46
No. 2472 painted RED
without light (correct)
with Eastern Division
without steps
without stack
without brake wheels
One “Flying Shoe” coupler with brown fiber strip
Courtesy of The Russ MacNair Collection
No. 2472 CABOOSE 1946-47
No. 2472 painted RED
without light (correct)
with Eastern Division
without steps
without stack
without brake wheels
One coil coupler
Courtesy of The Russ MacNair Collection
THE No. 2672 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSE
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No. 2672 painted BROWN
with lettering centered
may be prewar, truck mounting looks factory
number font is very odd
with coil coupler
with Eastern Division
without stack
without steps
with brake wheels
courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
B12-1-1
THE No. 4457 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES
No. 4457 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSES FOR THE ELECTRONICS SET 1946 -1947
painted red, with black window frames
with white heat stamped lettering
with blue and white Electronic Control decal on both sides
lighted
with red painted smoke stack
with Eastern division
without steps
pierced front and rear windows in cupola
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