Athearn HO Bay Window Caboose With Lights, SP/Police #4709

The ultimate detail with the best Genesis features.

International Car Co. began specializing in caboose production as early as 1941. When the railroads entered the 1960s, many needed to replace their aging, in some cases home shop built, cabooses. International Car responded with a product that could be tailored to each railroad’s specific needs. Using quality components and modern engineering, ICC became a leading name within the industry.

Sharing ICC’s commitment to quality and modern techniques, Athearn has not only recreated these iconic cars, but reinvented the quintessential features a Genesis caboose should have.

DCC lighting as a base standard with the option for sound will add a whole new dimension to operating sessions. Protect reverse moves and simulate train brakes, begins to scratch the surface to the new dimension of realism.

SP 46XX SERIES FEATURES:

• SP C-50-8 Class caboose
• Trucks with Late style generator details
• Air whistle (Functions in DCC)

SP SERIES FEATURES:

• SP C-50-9 Class caboose
• SP Police scheme
• Road number-specific details
• non-operating bay window spot lights
• Roof-mounted RV style Air Conditioners
• Functioning maker and interior lights in DCC
• Air whistle (Functions in DCC)
• Era: 1990’s+

During the late 1980’s, SP was being targeted by people breaking into trains and stealing inner contents. To combat this, they retrofitted a few cabooses and even an old passenger car with special equipment, and assigned with special agents to ride in them in hopes of catching the thieves.

SP 47XX SERIES FEATURES:

• SP C-50-9 Class caboose
• SP Kodachome scheme
• Air whistle (Functions in DCC)
• Era: Mid 1980’s

During the mid-1980’s the SP and Santa Fe unsuccessfully attempted to merge. They even designed a common paint scheme for their locomotives and cabooses that was applied to many locomotives, but only to a few cabooses. SP only painted one, #4726, in this ill-fated paint scheme.

ICC CABOOSE FEATURES:

• Better than brass detail™ including roadname and road number specific detail Laser-Sharp Painting and Printing
• Interior seating for the addition of crew figures.
• Flush Window Glazing
• Wire-form Grab Irons
• Caboose trucks with animated rotating bearing or static friction bearing 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 wire form grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
• Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
• Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands 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”

LED LIGHT EQUIPPED FEATURES:

• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
• 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, or end-mount marker lights, per prototype and/or era (not all cars have marker lights)
• LED Interior Lights
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

• Soundtraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder w/ included sounds:
• Air horn or conductor’s whistle as appropriate
• Clickety-clack with optional wheel flat spot sounds
• Brake set/release sounds including retainers and brake squeal
• ”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 mode

PROTOTYPE INFO:

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provided shelter for the rear end crew. From the cupola or bay windows, the crew could keep a lookout for shifting loads, damaged equipment, and overheating axles, this was long required for switching and shunting. As rail cars became larger in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a real need for cabooses to have greater visibility for the crew. In the extended-vision or wide-vision caboose, the sides of the cupola project beyond the side of the car body. This model was introduced by the International Car Company and saw service on most U.S. railroads. The expanded cupola allowed the crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began to appear after World War II, and increased the roominess of the cupola area.

Product Specifications

Scale	HO
DCC	Equipped
Lighted	LED
Sound	No
Sub Brand	GENESIS
Reporting Mark	SP
Era	1971-1990, 1991-2009
Prototype Manufacturer	International Car Co.