Very interesting. Lionel used that same casting for 'cabeese', starting in the early post-war period onward. I have one from my brother's first set, he was born in 1944, with 1947 indicated on the Built By Lionel lettering. It came in a set, which included a 2026 and freight cars. It is a 6257, I have two and I also have a 6017, with plastic trucks. A lot of them have the roof overhang broken, either on a corner or the whole thing. I think that they used the same molds into the MPC-era and beyond. I have one, with NYC lettering and logo, and no identifying markings on the side or bottom. It could be K-Line. Either way, they are good, little cabooses and look nice behind a train of standard, post-war cars. An excellent video, as always.
Very interesting. Lionel used that same casting for 'cabeese', starting in the early post-war period onward. I have one from my brother's first set, he was born in 1944, with 1947 indicated on the Built By Lionel lettering. It came in a set, which included a 2026 and freight cars. It is a 6257, I have two and I also have a 6017, with plastic trucks. A lot of them have the roof overhang broken, either on a corner or the whole thing. I think that they used the same molds into the MPC-era and beyond. I have one, with NYC lettering and logo, and no identifying markings on the side or bottom. It could be K-Line. Either way, they are good, little cabooses and look nice behind a train of standard, post-war cars. An excellent video, as always.