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Conrail
(No.5489C)
Santa Fe
(No.5489B)
Can't confirm absolutely the existence of this AHM boxed red with white
lettering Santa Fe example. However, if there is one as is known with the Conrail example, this ATSF model is
probably a legit AHM offering too.
This AHM Caboose model has very familiar tooling, but it's not a TYCO-Mantua
clone as you might first expect. Though the differences are minor, this AHM example actually is a closer relative to
the Pemco Caboose model. The Pemco, as with this AHM, both seem to have gotten their inspiration from the well known
TYCO-Mantua streamline cupola model. To date, I've only confirmed the Conrail scheme for the AHM model; though
there also appears to be a Santa Fe in the AHM collection. AHM refers to this model on the box flap as being a 35' Metal
Caboose.
No exact date is confirmed on this model. I don't find it in any of my AHM catalogs.
However the numbering used and the fact that it may be the ex-Pemco model would suggest early/mid 1980s availability.
The origin mark on this model carries CTC and Hong Kong and is very similar to the marks found on
the bottom of the Pemco example. See my Pemco site for more information.
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