The AM bay window caboose is an Erie prototype. Some of them did carry the
extra-fancy EL scheme while in service:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1219496
Conrail
retained a bunch of these, while others went to the
D&H:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2139597
A
number later migrated elsewhere.
The AM wood caboose was apparently
based on a Roundhouse/MDC HO model (see attachment).
I believe
the Erie model was researched and sponsored by the Central Jersey S
Scalers. This was the genesis of what became S Helper Service.
Stan
Stokrocki
