Steel Transfer Caboose w/Long Roof - Ready to Run -- Norfolk & Western #518711 (red, white)

Used for transfer runs across town, these cabooses can still be found in service as "shoving platforms," providing a safe place for the conductor to work during reverse movements. Models come ready-to-run with magnetically operating knuckle style couplers, metal detail parts and appropriate trucks for the road name. N&W built 63 transfer cabooses for themselves at their Roanoke Shops between 1966 and 1968. Cars repainted after 1971 received this paint scheme. Note the placement of the road numbers varied from car to car and will be replicated on these models.