Era: Mid 1980s to Present

The bay window caboose was popular with many railroads due to the superior view of the sides of the train it provides and the reduced risk of injury to crew from falls due to the elimination of the cupola. As may be obvious to many, the bay window name comes from the extended sides housing the windows that resemble a bay window in a house. The design dates back to the early 1920’s, and versions of this caboose have continued to be built since. This Athearn version of the bay window caboose represents a version that was first built in 1973 and continues in use today.

Features:

• Conrail, CSX, and Frisco have "plugged" windows where appropriate
• New road numbers
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• Full window glazing
• Separately applied end rails, ladders, brake wheel & stand, and smokejack
• Roller-bearing caboose trucks
• Precision machined metal wheels
• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
• Minimum radius: 18"
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 75, 83, and 100 rail
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage