Maine Central Railroad Cabooses in the Steam Era?

[nathan70000]

I have collected a number of attractive sound-fitted Bachmann Maine Central steamers. I understand that these are not exact scale replicas of the prototypes, but they are well detailed and run well.

 

I am struggling however to find appropriate rolling stock. The Maine Central had fully dieselised by June 1954, and I believe the harvest gold and green scheme commonly seen on RTR Maine Central equipment didn't appear until a few years later.

 

In particular I cannot find any models of a Maine Central caboose pre-1954. I cannot even find quality photos showing what they looked like. All available models represent the ex-WM "Northeastern" style or steel bodied wide vision cabooses which were not introduced until the 1960s.

[pH]

I presume you’re asking for pointers to models and pictures of cabooses? If so:

- Walthers did models of one type: https://www.walthers.com/30-wood-3-window-caboose-w-offset-cupola-ready-to-run-maine-central.  No longer in production - you would have to watch e-bay for any coming up.

 

- there are pictures out there of older cabooses, though they may be in the gold and green scheme when photographed. Examples of what I think you’re looking for:

 

https://www.rr-fallenflags.org/mec/mec-c587abp.jpg

 

https://www.railpictures.net/photo/435403/

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4690310

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=146591

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=620297

Edited April 29, 2023 by pH