- 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: 1970-1981
– C&NW “Yellow Repaint 1970+” w/ Interior Lights gives modelers modernized caboose repaint examples starting in 1970, painted by the C&NW’s California Ave. Shops in Chicago. This was the first yellow repaint scheme for these cabooses, with a yellow body, green roof and end railings and black underbody and trucks. The lower side sill under the bay window and the back plates of the step wells are reflective yellow, something we carefully duplicated on the models. The sides feature the yellow-background Chicago & North Western Railway ball-and-bar logo at each end of the body. Extended initials were applied at the top of the bay window and Roman-style numbers were applied below. Simple and classic. A neat detail about this scheme is the roof: notice that C&NW has removed the running board. We have carefully duplicated the left-over brackets on the roof – if you look closely, you will see the mounting bolt holes on the top surface of each of the brackets! The other roof details remain, like the toilet room vent, a nicely detailed smokejack and a sturdy whip antenna for the radio equipment. The side body windows feature accurate and fine window screens. The large bay windows allow you to peek into that full Tangent interior. Part of the modernization included conversion from a coal stove to a Caban TCHA-55 oil heater. Don’t worry, we also included the correct fuel fill pipe/cap on the A End, and the interior oil bunker and overfill pipe. One side of the bay window has facing coach seats, and the other side of the bay window has a parallel bench seat with desk. The rest of the interior is outfitted with the ice box, two bunks, lockers and bathroom cabinet. 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 have been modernized as part of the 1970 repainting to include an extra upper horizontal railing feature. The ends are also equipped with a Klasing 1150 handbrake, separate modern brake wheel and the 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. Each of the 6 numbers has slightly different graphics placement for logos and side reporting marks, based on individual car photos! Do not miss out.
