Athearn N 30′ 3-Window Caboose, UP #2556

MODEL FEATURES: 

• Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Molded truss rods with turnbuckles (as appropriate)
• Clear window glazing
• Body-mounted McHenry^® knuckle spring couplers installed
• Razor sharp painting and printing
• Molded plastic underframe with brake cylinder
• Body-mounted McHenry^® knuckle spring couplers installed
• Screw mounted trucks for accurate tracking

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were long required for switching and shunting, and to keep a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles.