Athearn Roundhouse has announced new Cupola Cabooses

Santa Fe (ATSF) #2164 - Safety - White Stripe

Building on a rich tradition started in 1947, the Athearn® brand is home to the hobby’s best-loved models. Athearn has brought the joy of model railroading to you for 75 years, starting with our classic ‘Blue-Box” kits to our most recent Genesis® 2.0 line. With Accurate detailing and painting, Athearn is the brand that any hobbyist is proud to own and operate. No matter your era or favorite railroad, Athearn truly is “Trains in Mini-ature.”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were long required for switching and shunting, and to keep a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles. In the cupola caboose, the cupola projected above the top of the car roof. The cupola allowed the crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began to appear after World War II.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Fine end handrails and ladders

• Clear windows

• ALL-NEW Barber-Bettendorf Swing Motion caboose truck per prototype

• Separately applied smoke jack and brake wheel

• Fully-assembled and ready to run

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Machined metal wheels

• Weighted for trouble free operation

• Minimum radius: 15”

Order Due Date: April 24, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: April 2021