Walthers Proto 920-103609 Streamlined Caboose Norfolk & Western NW 1776

The WalthersProto HO Scale Wabash Streamlined Caboose is based on one of the most distinctive cabooses on the rails. The Wabash RR{s Decatur, Ill. Shops and International Car Co. built 90 of these streamlined cupola steel cabooses between 1945 and 1955. In addition to the Wabash RR, the Ann Arbor RR, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, and Norfolk & Western Ry. used the caboose on their freight trains for decades with many serving through the 1970s.

FEATURES:

• Detailed interior with clear window glazing
• Factory installed separate wire grab irons and handrails, smokejack, roofwalk and other details
• Accurately detailed underbody with separately applied AB brake equipment with separate brake cylinders and rigging
• See-through running boards
• See-through end platforms where applicable
• Etched see through step treads
• Murphy or Diagonal panel roofs based on the prototype
• Rounded- or Square-window end doors, based on the prototype
• As built or modernized smokejack
• Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers
• Correct swing-motion trucks with 33 scale inch diameter RP-25 metal wheels
• Minimum Radius: 18" (22" recommended)