- Product: International Car Company Bay Window Caboose
- Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
- Truck: Tangent Scale Models 70-Ton Gould Plain Bearing trucks with separate brake beam parts
- Wheels: CNC-machined standard RP25 .110” tread 33” wheels
- DC/DCC Lighting Features: Interior Lights
- Eras: 1966-1978
– C&NW “Red Delivery 1966” w/ Interior Lights replicates the fifty-car 1966 order of cabooses in their as-built classic red and black paint. with yellow lettering. This 1966 ICC group was delivered in C&NW’s standard red caboose scheme and features an unpainted galvanized roof with carefully replicated red overspray along the edges, just like the prototype. The see-through Apex running board, end walkways and steps really shine on the model. The side of the caboose is lettered with an accurate Chicago & North Western Railway ball-and-bar logo. The red body ends feature red reflective squares, if you look closely. We even included the ICC Kenton paint date down at the bottom edge of the door to match the new cars as delivered. The side body windows feature accurate and fine window screens. The large bay windows allow you to peek into that full Tangent interior. One side of the bay window has the facing coach seats, while the other side of the bay window has a parallel bench seat with desk. This matches the C&NW 1966 prototypes. The rest of the interior is outfitted with a coal stove (yes, coal), coal box, ice box, two bunks, lockers and bathroom cabinet. The roof is packed with accurate details like the toilet room vent, a nicely detailed smokejack and a sturdy whip antenna for the radio equipment. Underneath, this group of 1966 caboose models feature a non-cushion underframe with complete brake gear and piping details. It’s all there, including the toilet dump pipe and separate release rod for the AB Valve. The end railings feature their as-delivered ICC design with a Klasing 1150 handbrake, separate modern brake wheel and train line air release valve. The model rides on Tangent’s gorgeous 70-Ton Gould Plain Bearing caboose trucks with 33″ standard .110” tread CNC wheels. For lighting, this Tangent C&NW model is equipped with “golden” interior lights, mimicking the incandescent bulbs of the real cabooses. A wand is included to operate the lights – easy with no fuss! Extra parts are included to model the metal flag paddles on the body side corners. Examples of cabooses in red paint lasted into the mid-1970s. This is a hot scheme!
