This page contains our current inventory of Postwar Lionel cabooses and work cabooses.
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| Postwar Lionel Cabooses and Work Cabooses | |||||
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| Catalog # | Item | Grade | Photo | Price | Description & More Information |
| 2420 | D. L. & W. Work Caboose |
E+/OB | Yes | $150 | The deluxe wrecking caboose with searchlight, die-cast frame, handrails, ladder, smokestack and staple-end trucks with dual coil couplers. Dark-gray frame with black, heat-stamped, serif lettering. Version from 1946 without reinforced squares on the underside of the frame.
Photo of the other side. Original cab is dark gray with black, heat-stamped, serif lettering; original tool boxes are dark gray. An "aerial" view. A few scratches and that's about it for flaws -- both the cab and the frame are very clean with nice, crisp lettering -- and of course, it does light! Photo of the box. Grade 7+ original box (tears; creases; tape inside; some dirt). Another view of the box. Has the elaborate insert and this box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square & sturdy! It is also the correct "Art Deco" box from 1946 (without the Toy Manufacturers Association logo) for this version of the 2420. Photo of the box insert. The 2420 caboose is very difficult to locate with all original parts and in collector-quality condition. This good-looking "Searchlight Wrecking Car" has a very strong box plus it is a useful piece that would be a nice addition to any work train on a layout to provide illumination to clear night-time wrecks. |
| Two different versions of the 6130 Santa Fe Work Caboose: | |||||
| 6130 | Santa Fe Work Caboose |
E++ | Yes | $110 | Want something really unique for your collection? Here is a very, very unusual item from 1968: a sharp ATSF work caboose with an unpainted pale-red tool tray and cab plus a bronze colored, chemically-treated unlettered frame and late AAR trucks with two operating couplers.
Photo of the other side. Some box rub on the frame and steps and that's about it for flaws! It is a very, very clean piece -- completely intact and with superb lettering. An "aerial" view. This caboose is a SCARCE item -- we have had very few |
| 6130 | Santa Fe Work Caboose |
E+/OB | Yes | $ 85 | An ATSF work caboose from the early 1960s: has a red-painted cab and red-painted tool tray plus a black-painted frame with white, rubber-stamped serif lettering and early AAR trucks with one operating coupler.
Photo of the other side. A couple of light scratches on the roof plus some box rub in spots and that's it for flaws! The cab & tool tray are very, very clean with sharp graphics, strong lettering and nice vibrant paint! The frame is also very, very clean with crisp lettering! Two "aerial" views. Photo of the box. Grade 7+ original box (tears; creases; minor scuffs). The box is solid: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box. The 6130 ATSF is one of the few work cabooses offered by Lionel in the postwar era with a roadname other than D L & W. This one is sharp and it comes in a very presentable box that is rather scarce! |
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| 6257 | Southern Pacific Caboose |
====== E+++ Un-run OB ====== |
Yes | $ 25 | The traditional "little old red caboose" -- a spectacular, SP caboose from 1952 that was NEVER USED!
Photo of the other side. Tile-red version with white, heat-stamped lettering plus a black-painted frame with one brakewheel and bar-end trucks with single magnetic coupler. Photo of the roof. Just gorgeous! It's completely intact and very, very clean with crisp lettering and nice, vibrant paint! Another view of the roof. Photo of the box. Grade 7+ original box (tears; stains). The box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square & sturdy plus there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box. If you need this caboose for a specific set or you just want a sharp piece to end your freight train, this inexpensive caboose is the answer! |
| 6357 | Lionel Caboose |
E++/OB | Yes | $ 40 | Illuminated, maroon SP-type caboose from 1957-59: version with "6357" on the left on each side and a black, die-cast smokestack plus metal, bar-end trucks with single tab coupler.
Photo of the other side. Minimal flaws! It is a very, very nice caboose: clean with crisp lettering and nice vibrant paint -- and of course, it does light! An "aerial" view. Photo of the box. Grade 6+ original box (missing the interior coupler flap; tears; creases; scrapes; glue residue; tape inside; "period" price stamping; "aged" look). The box has a few flaws but it is clean, square and sturdy! It is also the correct "Late Classic" box for this version of the 6357 caboose. Another view of the box. After the 6457 was discontinued, the 6357 became Lionel's top-of-the-line SP-type caboose. The 6357 caboose was sold from 1948 to 1961 but the type III lettering, "Late Classic" box, truck style and tab coupler all help to date this piece as a 1957-1959 item! |
| 6419 (-100) |
N & W Work Caboose |
E++/OB | Yes | $195 | The scarce Norfolk and Western work caboose from 1957-58:
Photo of the other side. Has the original un-painted gray cab with black, heat-stamped lettering and the original unpainted-ray tool boxes. The gray-painted die-cast frame has black lettering and bar-end trucks with dual operating tab couplers. An "aerial" view. Minimal flaws! This caboose is all intact and very clean with crisp lettering -- both on the cab and on the frame! Photo of the box. Grade 7 original (correct "-100") box (tears; small creases; stains). Another view of the box. Has the insert and this box is very presentable as it is fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! Photo of the box insert. Catalogued by Lionel as "6419-100" but the cab is actually numbered "576419" -- it is one of the few work cabooses made by Lionel in the postwar era with a roadname other than D L & W. We have had very few Norfolk & Western Work Cabooses over the years as they are very hard to find in collector-quality condition and the box is even harder to find! |
| 6420 | D. L. & W. Searchlight Work Caboose |
E++ | Yes | $110 | The deluxe wrecking caboose with searchlight, die-cast frame, handrails, ladder, smokestack and staple-end trucks with dual magnetic couplers. Has a dark-gray die-cast frame with black heat-stamped, serif lettering.
Photo of the other side. Original cab is dark gray with black, heat-stamped, serif lettering; original tool boxes are dark gray. Two "aerial" views. A little box rub on the edge of the catwalk and that is about it for flaws! The caboose is completely intact and very, very clean with crisp lettering and nice paint -- plus of course, it does light! The 6420 caboose is very difficult to locate with all original parts and in collector-quality condition. This sharp "Searchlight Wrecking Car" from 1949-50 is a useful piece that would be a nice addition to any work train on a layout to provide illumination to clear night-time wrecks. |
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Everyone knows what a Caboose is, but did you know that it has many colorful nicknames? Some of these affectionate terms include buggy, brain-box, crummy, hack, and monkey cage plus some that are not printable here. Did you know that the Conductor (who is the boss of the train) actually runs the train from the Caboose?
Lionel made various styles of Cabooses in the Postwar era including the SP-type, bay-window, porthole (N5c), work cabooses with either tool boxes or an open bin, and even one that smoked. Some were lighted inside, some had a searchlight, some were made of metal, some had a real roadname (many said Lionel Lines) and some were plain while others were very attractive.
Your freight train needs a Caboose. Your work train needs a Caboose as well.
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