PROTOTYPE INFO:

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provided shelter for the rear end crew. From the cupola or bay windows, the crew could keep a lookout for shifting loads, damaged equipment, and overheating axles. As rail cars became larger in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a real need for cabooses to have greater visibility for the crew. In the extended-vision or wide-vision caboose, the sides of the cupola project beyond the side of the car body. This model was introduced by the International Car Company and saw service on most U.S. railroads. The expanded cupola allowed the crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began to appear after World War II, and also increased the roominess of the cupola area.

 

 

 

 

ICC CABOOSE FEATURES:

• Better than brass detail™ including roadname and road number specific detail and laser-sharp painting and printing

• Interior seating for the addition of crew figures.

• See-through end platforms and steps

• Flush window glazing

• Wire-form grab irons

• Caboose trucks with animated rotating bearing or static friction bearing caps

• Axle generator details

• Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle-spring Couplers

• Machined metal RP25 profile wheel sets

• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box

• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms

• Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware

• Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details

• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Weighted for trouble-free operation

• Window packaging for easy viewing, plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage

• Multiple road numbers

• Minimum radius: 18”

 

 

 

 

LED LIGHT EQUIPPED FEATURES:

• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation

• On-board DCC Decoder by NCE – Operates in DCC and Analog (DC) with lighting functions controllable in DCC

• Various classes will feature single or dual roof markers, or end-mount marker lights, per prototype and/or era

• LED Interior Lights

• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

 

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

• Soundtraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder w/ included sounds:

-Air horn or trainline air whistle as appropriate

-Clickety-clack with optional wheel flat spot sounds

-Brake set/release sounds including retainers and brake squeal

-”Big Hole” emergency brake application sound

-Handbrake tie-down/release

-Adjustable flange squeal

• Air, horn, and bell sounds work seamlessly with Soundtraxx locomotive sound decoders

• Supports advanced consisting in DCC

• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode

• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

 

 

SF FEATURES:

SF 999538 & 999540 Features:

• CE-6 Santa Fe Style Caboose

• End Axle generator w/ drive belts

• As-delivered appearance black steps & frame

• Small Santa Fe circle & cross logo

• Sinclair style antenna with ground plane plate

• Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC

• Separate, turning roller bearings

 

SF 999780 & 999798 Features:

• CE-11 Santa Fe Style Caboose

• End Axle generator w/ drive belts

• Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC

• Full sized Santa Fe circle & cross logo

• Sinclair style antenna

• Later 1980’s repaint w/ Helvetica style letters & numbers

• Separate, turning roller bearings

• No number on cupola

• End roof rain gutters

 

SF FEATURES:

• CE-8 Santa Fe Style Caboose

• Sinclair style antenna

• ‘Kodachrome’ Paint Scheme - Only Santa Fe ICC WV caboose painted in this scheme

• Separate, turning roller bearings

• Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC

• End Axle generator w/ drive belts

• End roof rain gutters

 

SPSF FEATURES:

• CE-8 Santa Fe Style Caboose

• Separate, turning roller bearings

• Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC

• Only Santa Fe ICC WV caboose painted in this scheme

• End Axle generator w/ drive belts

• End roof rain gutters

• Sinclair style antenna

 

We found a prototype photo of 999700 painted in full the SPSF scheme the Topeka Shops. Not sure if it ever got out on the road painted this way, but hey, it’s your railroad so you can!

 

TP&W FEATURES:

• CE-8 Santa Fe Style Caboose

• Sinclair style antenna

• Separate, turning roller bearings

• Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC

• End Axle generator w/ drive belts

• End roof rain gutters

During the early 1980’s the TP&W leased two separate groups of 8 Santa Fe CE-8 cabooses at two separate intervals. 705 was from the 1982 group and 707 was from the 1983 group.

 

 

Order Due Date: January 29, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2022

 

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