Roundhouse 74290 HO Scale Cupola Caboose Southern Pacific SP 1021

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. In the cupola caboose, the cupola projected above the top of the car roof. The cupola allowed the crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began to appear after World War II.

FEATURES:

• Fine end handrails and ladders
• Clear windows
• ALL-NEW Barber-Bettendorf Swing Motion caboose truck per prototype
• Separately applied smoke jack and brake wheel
• Fully-assembled and ready to run
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Machined metal wheels
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Interior plastic blister carton safely holds model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 15”