The ready-to-run models will feature:

• Magnetically operating knuckle couplers 

• Metal wheels

• Wire grab irons

• Window “glass”

• Plenty of weight

Santa Fe and Pennsylvania Railroad each held a 50% stake in Toledo Peoria & Western since 1960. PRR’s share passed to Penn Central who then sold their half to Santa Fe in the aftermath of the creation of Conrail. In 1983, Santa Fe finally merged the TP&W which included their varied fleet of bay window cabooses. Two of these cars which became ATSF 999653 (a half bay window car) and ATSF 999654 (a Phase 1 car) received full Santa Fe paint jobs. Both of these historic cars are represented in this run.

Conrail inherited these Phase 4 cabooses from Erie Lackawanna. At least two of the cars received this paint scheme featuring the largest wheel-and-rail logo ever applied to Conrail cabooses. For reasons known only to Conrail shop forces, these two cars were re-painted without removing the running boards or ladders.

Norfolk Southern was one of many railroads to hold back a portion of their caboose fleet to serve as “shoving platforms.” NS 555761, a former Southern Railway Phase 1 caboose, received new NS paint with the stallion version of the NS logo and a Southern Railway logo as a nod to its past. It put in an appearance at the Streamliners At Spencer event in 2014 before returning to regular service.

Order Due Date: April 10, 2023

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2024

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