Hello All, Atlas apparently has out now a Frisco caboose SLSF 162. It has a cupola and two side windows. Did Frisco have anything like this other than the Northeast Oklahoma (NEO) Railroad cabooses? I am not sure if it has been discussed here, but is it an authentic type with correct number? Thanks, Chri
I believe the caboose is a correct representation of the NEO cabooses. Caboose number SLSF 162 is correct. I have one of them. Nice model. Richard E. Napper
Thanks, I just looked at a picture of a former NEO caboose, but only one. This particular one had the same lower window arrangement as the Atlas model, but the cupola was a bit different, with narrower, rectangular windows and an angled sloping peak to the middle of the roof. The roof ends of the car also blended into the sides a bit differently. Again, not sure if the whole class looks like that, but all-in-all the Atlas seems a plausible representation. Probably as close as you can get without scratch building or kit bashing.
The Atlas is a nice looking model, but I believe it is not quite authentic for the NEO cabooses. Look at the end steps and platforms, and, the cupola does not look like it is centered to me. However, I have only seen the Atlas photographs. I have not seen the model itself. Ken
