Athearn Roundhouse has announced new Bay Window Cabooses

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Northen Alberta Railway (NAR)

Building on a rich tradition started in 1946, 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 from 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 Miniature.”

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. A popular type of caboose in later years was the bay window caboose. The bay window projected beyond the side of the car. The extension allowed the crew to inspect the side of the train. Bay window cabooses were often found in service with coal hauling railroads or in unit trains where cars were loaded from the top yielding clearance issues above the roof.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Fine end handrails and ladders

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

• Fully-assembled and ready to run

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

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

• Clear windows

• Separately applied smoke jack and brake wheel

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Weighted for trouble free operation

• Minimum radius: 18”

Order Due Date: February 26, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: February 2022

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