Tangent Scale Models - HO Scale - International Car Company (ICC) Wide Vision Caboose - Burlington Northern (BN) #12574 - “WFE Rebuild 1990 w/ FRA Light” - Green/White/Yellow/Black with White Lettering & Conspicuity Marks (SKU 20009-60315-03)
Available On: October 1, 2023
The Tangent Scale Models NP/SP&S/BN International Car Corporation Wide Vision Caboose System is a state of the art, dimensionally-accurate scale replica with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and precise letter stencils. Designed from meticulous field dimensions, Tangent Scale Models include build year and era-specific details such as full brake system details, underframe detail variations, body side/end window variations, and wide vision cupola options. The details don’t stop there: Tangent includes a Waugh Cushion Underframe, electrical conduits, toilet vent, caboose window treatments accurate for the era of the caboose, plus beautiful see-through steps, end platforms, and running boards all applied to multiple NP/SP&S/BN-specific ICC Wide Vision bodies. Inside the model are road-specific (NP, SP&S, BN) ICC-applied interiors. These cabooses include interior lighting, plus marker light options that are era-appropriate for the paint scheme of each caboose. These “no fuss” track-powered interior and exterior marker lights are compatible with DC or DCC setups right out of the box (a simple wand included in the box activates the lights). Finally, Tangent Scale Models ready-to-operate replica includes “near-scale” draft gear box including side “key” detail, coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee scale couplers, sufficient hidden weights, and CNC-machined wheels to ensure the model operates as good as it looks.
Features for these replicas include:
Burlington Northern (BN) “WFE Rebuild 1990” w/FRA Red Lights illustrates a 1990s rebuilt look for a group of BN cabooses. From 1990-1992, Western Fruit Express (a subsidiary of BN) refurbished a total of 133 examples of the BN caboose fleet at a shop in Spokane, WA. This rebuild program was used to extend the service lives of the cabooses and subjects were pulled from various BN classes. For this Tangent offering, Tangent Scale Models chose 4 refurbished examples from the BN ICC 1972 build group. These cabooses lost their running boards and received plated window openings, if not already modified. The Tangent WFE rebuilds feature the altered end railings area around the FRA light, matching the prototypes. Underneath, eagle-eyed BN fans will notice the belt-drive axle generator detail on the one side of the truck sideframe. These cabooses received a new coat of BN green paint, along with updated 1990s-era BN graphics. All BN cabooses are not alike, and these WFE rebuilds feature a slightly different logo and data details from BN’s 1970s and 1980s paint jobs. Check out that tiny WFE “Pride In Excellence” Spokane, WA shop decal under the COTS panel! For lighting, these models feature red FRA lights on each end, along with interior lights that can be seen from the remaining cupola and end windows.
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