Lionel Cabooses
Like the steam locomotive, the caboose has a nostalgic and sentimental role in the hearts and minds of many model railroaders. The caboose is a symbol of the rich past of railroading. Most of us who are old enough, can't imagine a long train of freight cars without it's fitting end, a brown or red caboose.
Lionel cabooses ran the gamut from highly detailed and realistic with working smoke jacks and interior lighting to toy like molded plastic with very little attention to real life exact details. Some of the "star" Lionel cabooses for collectors by model number include:
- 6357-50 A.T.&S.F.
- 6417-50 LEHIGH Valley (Type II)
- 6447 PENNSYLVANIA
- 6517-75 ERIE
You can search for these models here at ModelTrainsYard.com by typing in their numbers into the search box. If you find any of these, we recommend that you bid on them as they are very rare highly sought after.
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 Lionel Alaska Work Caboose Car From Set New US $.99 --> Ends In 20m <-- |  Lionel Trains 9169 Milwaukee Road Illuminated Caboose US $21.95 --> Ends In 1h 10m <-- |  Lionel 1682 Red Lionel Caboose US $5.00 --> Ends In 1h 11m <-- |
 Lionel Train Caboose 6457 O Gauge US $6.99 --> Ends In 1h 30m <-- |  Lionel 657 Tinplate Caboose Good US $12.50 --> Ends In 2h 37m <-- |  Lionel 6557 9 Lti Stack Cap Smoking Caboose Qty1 US $7.99 --> Ends In 2h 55m <-- |
 Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer Caboose New US $12.99 --> Ends In 3h 21m <--  |  Lionel O Gauge 6017 Lionel Lines Caboose Van US $9.87 --> Ends In 3h 41m <-- |  Lionel 9177 Northern Pacific Bay Window Caboose W Ob Mt US $15.00 --> Ends In 3h 50m <-- |
 Lionel Prr 92803 Illuminated Caboose New US $19.99 --> Ends In 3h 51m <-- |  Lionel Train 1991 Railroad Club Caboose 16804 US $9.99 --> Ends In 3h 56m <-- |  Lionel Lighted Bay Window Caboose Minnst Louis 9271 US $34.99 --> Ends In 3h 57m <-- |
During the golden years of Lionel, the caboose was not a relic of the past. Lionel produced a multitude of cabooses with varying body styles and colors.
Cabooses have become almost a niche within themselves relative to model railroading as a whole. There are quite a few model railroaders who specialize in collecting cabooses primarily.
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