Athearn #G78399 HO Bay Window Caboose w/Lights/Sound, WP #482

Description

WP 481 SERIES FEATURES:• WP 481 Class caboose • Air whistle (Functions in DCC)• Functioning marker and interior lights in DCCSOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:• Soundtraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder w/ included sounds:-Air horn or trainline air whistle as appropriate-Clickety-clack with optional wheel flat spot sounds-Brake set/release sounds including retainers and brakesqueal-”Big Hole” emergency brake application sound-Handbrake tie-down/release-Adjustable flange squeal• Supports advanced consisting in DCC• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC modeLED LIGHT-EQUIPPED FEATURES:• LED lighting for long life and reliableoperation• On-board DCC Decoder by NCE– Operates in DCC and Analog (DC)with lighting functions controllable in DCC• Various classes will feature single or dual roof markers, orend-mount marker lights, per prototype and/or era(not all cars have marker lights)• LED Interior Lights• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC modePROTOTYPE INFO: Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of Americanrailroading, the caboose completed the train. Caboosesprovided shelter for the rear end crew. From the cupolaor bay windows, the crew could keep a lookout for shiftingloads, damaged equipment, and overheating axles, this waslong required for switching and shunting. As rail cars becamelarger in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a realneed for cabooses to have greater visibility for the crew. Inthe extended-vision or wide-vision caboose, the sides of thecupola project beyond the side of the car body. This modelwas introduced by the International Car Company and sawservice on most U.S. railroads. The expanded cupola allowedthe crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began toappear after World War II, and also increased the roominessof the cupola area.ICC CABOOSE FEATURES:• Better than brass detail™ including roadname and road numberspecific detail and laser-sharp painting and printing• Interior seating for the addition of crew figures.• See-through end platforms and steps• Flush window glazing•Wire-form grab irons• Caboose trucks with animated rotating bearing or static frictionbearing caps• Axle generator details• Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle-spring Couplers• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body• Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms• Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware• Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brakecylinder with plumbing and brake rod details• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popularbrands of track•Weighted for optimum performance•Window packaging for easy viewing, plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage• Multiple road numbers• Minimum radius: 18”