NE-6 Caboose

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What model cabooses would be appropriate for 1954 or so? To my naked 
eye looking at the Atlas model of the NE-6 I cannot discern any 
difference between it and pictures of prototype cabooses in steam-era 
photos....

Bob Welsh
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>The NE-6 is not an appropriate caboose for N&W during the steam 

>era.  This type of caboose was acquired in the 1964 merger mania.

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>Jim Brewer

>Glenwood MD

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>>Bob,

>>

>>I am by no means an expert when it comes to the N&W and its 

>>equipment so I have to rely on  sources other than myself. I do 

>>have a copy of "Cabooses of the Norfolk and Western" by Robert 

>>Bowers and James Brewer so I consulted it.  It does not list the 

>>class NE-6 in the book.  It could be that the NE-6 designation is 

>>for a merger railroad and is listed differently for the N&W. I'll 

>>need to dig into the "Cabooses" book in an effort to find 

>>out.   May be some one on the list could further enlighten us on the subject?

>>

>>Dave Moorehead

>>Milford, Ohio

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