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Howdy, folks! I've just recently re-entered the addiction, er, hobby of model railroading. I'm impressed at the huge variety of locomotives available now as opposed to when I was a kid. I have one major gripe, though. Where are the cabooses? Depending on what railroads you like, it's difficult to impossible to find the right caboose to match that nice loco you just purchased. It gets even harder if you want ready-to-run items. For example, I model roads local to my region such as the Central of Georgia, Southern, and L&N. There is one new kit for the CofGa by WrightTrak in two versions with no decals or pre-painting, and no ready-to-run items. The only Southern I can find is the bay window kit by Athearn, plus one kit that doesn't have trucks, couplers or detail items. Likewise, for L&N all I can find is the Athearn bay window kit. If you model the Frisco or GM&O, you're in better luck. Maybe I should switch to Sante Fe or UP? [xx(] When the manufacturers choose the roads that they will offer in their locomotives, do they not give any thought into releasing an appropriate caboose to go with it? I would think that loco/caboose matched sets would be big sellers. Just wondering . . . Thanks, John
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