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Athearn - Item No. ATH74029
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HO Cupola Caboose, RI #17867

$43.99
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Barber or Bettendorf Swing Motion caboose truck per prototype

Fine end handrails and ladders

Machined metal wheels

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provided shelter for crew at the end of the train. The cupola, which projected above the roof, provided an elevated location for the conductor and rear brakeman to observe their train. They would be on the lookout for overheating wheel bearing’s, shifting loads, damaged equipment and derailing cars.

MODEL FEATURES:

  • Fine end handrails and ladders
  • Barber or Bettendorf Swing Motion caboose truck per prototype
  • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
  • Weighted for optimum performance
  • Painted and printed for realistic decoration
  • Clear windows
  • Separately applied smoke jack and brake wheel
  • Machined metal wheels
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
  • Minimum radius: 15”

Product Specs

Axles
4
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era
1941-1970,1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Lighting
No
Reporting Mark
RI
Sub Brand
ATHEARN