Description
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. Walthers is proud to be the first to accurately reproduce this historic waycar in HO Scale plastic.
This WalthersProto model features:This WalthersProto model features:
Detailed interior with clear window glazingDetailed interior with clear window glazing
Factory installed separate wire grab irons and handrails, smokejack, roofwalk and other detailsFactory 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 riggingAccurately detailed underbody with separately applied AB brake equipment with separate brake cylinders and rigging
See-through running boardsSee-through running boards
See-through end platforms where applicableSee-through end platforms where applicable
Etched see through step treadsEtched see through step treads
Murphy or Diagonal panel roofs based on the prototypeMurphy or Diagonal panel roofs based on the prototype
Rounded- or Square-window end doors, based on the prototypeRounded- or Square-window end doors, based on the prototype
As built or modernized smokejackAs built or modernized smokejack
Proto MAX metal knuckle couplersProto MAX metal knuckle couplers
Correct swing-motion trucks with 33 scale inch diameter RP-25 metal wheelsCorrect swing-motion trucks with 33 scale inch diameter RP-25 metal wheels
Minimum Radius: 18″ (22″ recommended)Minimum Radius: 18″ (22″ recommended)
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