BAY WINDOW TRANSFER CABOOSE - SOUTHERN PACIFIC™ #1. Designed for the Missouri Pacific™ in the late 1970s, the Short Body Bay Window Caboose was one of the very last caboose styles to be built for class-one operation.
BAY WINDOW TRANSFER CABOOSE - SOUTHERN PACIFIC™ #1
Designed for the Missouri Pacific™ in the late 1970s, the Short Body Bay Window Caboose was one of the very last caboose styles to be built for class-one operation. With End-of-Train Devices fast replacing cabooses on the rear of road trains, the Short Body Bay Window Caboose was constructed with a design that could easily be adapted for shoving or “transfer” movements, featuring a longer platform on each end of the body for external riding. The basic design was adopted by several other railroads, including the Louisville & Nashville® (ultimately continuing in service under CSX® ownership) and Southern Pacific™, while many of the original MoPac cars continued in operation long after the Missouri Pacific™ merged into the Union Pacific® system. The Bachmann Short Body Bay Window “Transfer” Caboose arrives with newly tooled components, accurate details, blackened metal wheels, and E-Z Mate® knuckle couplers.
New and existing tooling
Highly detailed painted bodies with precision graphics
Separately applied roadname-specific details including bay window style, bay window wickers, and deck mounted fuel tank and tool boxes
Separately applied detail parts on all roadnames include fine scale handrails, clear simulated glass windows, brake wheels, exhaust stacks, and brake hoses
Fully detailed underbody with air brake system and battery box details
Added weight for optimum tracking
Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
Blackened machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
Product Measurements: L 6 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.
Retail Package Measurements: L 7.4 in., W 1.8 in., H 3.4 in.
