Athearn #G78601 HO Bay Window Caboose W/Lights, UP/SP #4747

Although cabooses are rarely used in their traditional role anymore, UP and many other railroads retain some for various uses, including as “Shoving
Platforms” on locals and switch jobs. Some local and switching duties include long periods of shoving a cut of cars long distances. Since some freight
cars are difficult or unsafe for crew members to ride during a shoving move, some railroads retained cabooses to give the crew a better and safer way
of protecting reverse movements over long distances.

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
(not all cars have marker lights)
• LED Interior Lights
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

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, this was
long required for switching and shunting. 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
• 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 optimum performance
• Window packaging for easy viewing, plus interior plastic
blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Multiple road numbers
• Minimum radius: 18”