Athearn HO 30′ 3-Window Caboose, UP #2556

MODEL FEATURES: 

• Fully-assembled and ready for your layout
• Wire truss rods (as appropriate)
• Clear window glazing
• McHenry^® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Razor-sharp painting and printing
• Machined RP25 profile 33″ metal wheels
• McHenry^® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Appropriate to each prototype: Detailed Arch bar or Bettendorf trucks with brake shoe detail
• Simulated wood sheathing

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were long required for switching and shunting, and to keep a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles.