Lionel NYC 19000 Series caboose: Custom

[SantaFe158]

Well, I bought this from a fellow Glancy Trains modular group member last week. It was built in 1988 as a Lackawanna model but has been painted over. Today I added some lettering, just printed it off the computer, glued it to some cardboard and glued it to the caboose. 1929 was the year my grandpa (who got me into this hobby) was born. Before After

[rtraincollector]

Looks great

[SantaFe158]

Thanks, I added a battery powered light to the inside today and it looks even better.

[rtraincollector]

what type trucks are on it if its the lionel trucks you can get a snap in middle pickup and run a light off that for the caboose

[SantaFe158]

They've been replaced with die-cast sprung trucks (Lionel). What I like about the battery is that there's no flickering when moving and it's not too hard to replace.

[Demay]

That looks great.  Can you provide me some info on the battery operated light?

Thanks,

Joe

[SantaFe158]

I got some 9V battery connectors for another G scale project and had a bunch leftover, that's where the power comes from. I glued a light bulb socket salvaged from an old lantern/flashlight contraption to a piece of a paint stirrer, light source. For an ON/OFF switch I used a switch that I removed from a G scale Bachmann 4-6-0's smoke unit (burned out). So, to make things a little simpler to read, I used some wire, a bulb socket, a battery connector and a switch.