The N6b's were rebuilt from 4 wheel wood under frame classes in Lines West shops, starting around 1914. The cupola placement varied because some rebuilds extended the body on only one end (leaving the cupola near the other end), whereas others extended both ends, leaving the cupola in the middle. A main spotting feature of the N6b was it's narrower cupola with sloping sides (tunnel clearance for Panhandle division's 10 tunnels on Pittsburgh to Columbus route). Some N6b's were transferred to PRR divisions east of Pittsburgh, where they were photographed as late as 1964.

Our first caboose, this kit will have more details standard than most built brass models have. Like all of our kits, construction is of Tab/Slot design allowing modelers of moderate skills to easily build the caboose. Kit can be built as a C-40-1 Caboose with vertical break wheel or as a C-40-3.

The ACL first built the M-3 Caboose with planked wood siding in 1922 in the Waycross, GA shops. These class was 38ft 8in coupler-to-coupler and had an interior of 29ft 8in long. The M-3 class lasted well into the late 60's and early 70's.

This model represents the M-3 Class as originally built.

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The ACL first built the M-3 Caboose with planked wood siding in 1922 in the Waycross, GA shops. These class was 38ft 8in coupler-to-coupler and had an interior of 29ft 8in long. The M-3 class lasted well into the late 60's and early 70's.

This model represents the M-3 Class as shopped in 1966 where the plank siding was replaced with plywood sides.

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The ACL converted 36ft steel boxcars into their first all steel M-5 Class caboose in the mid 1960's reusing the sides and roofs. The cars entering service had a slight offset cupola and were painted Orange with the “Thanks for Using Coast Line” slogan and carried the numbers 0600-0786. The M-5's lasted through the SCL merger and into CSX until all cabooses were removed in the 1980's.