Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - International Car Company (ICC) Caboose - Equipped with DCC, Tsunami SoundCar & Lights - Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) #158 - Green/Yellow/Black with White Lettering & Conspicuity Marks (Era: 1970s - 1980s) (SKU 141-1104)
Available On: March 1, 2025
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. 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:
LED LIGHT-EQUIPPED FEATURES:
– Operates in DCC and Analog (DC) with lighting functions controllable in DCC
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
Fort Worth & Denver (BN)
The Fort Worth & Denver purchased 12 ICC Extended Vision cabooses (#’s 151-162) in November 1967. Since the railroad was a subsidiary of the CB&Q these cabooses closely followed the parent company’s designs and came in full CB&Q paint with small FW&D markings. When the CB&Q was made part of the Burlington Northern system in March 1970 the FW&D became a subsidiary of the BN until it was fully absorbed in the early 1980’s. They received BN colors but also retained the small FW&D markings as they had when they were in the CB&Q family.
FWD (BN) FEATURES:
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