Description
Railroad Short Name: SP
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 railroads 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/SSW Features:
- C-50-5 body. First time in service version with ACI plate/COTS panel
- First time single roof-mounted marker lights on Southern Pacific models
- Improved Southern Pacific herald lettering font
- Single roof-mounted marker light on Cotton Belt models
- Accurate roof antenna and smoke jack
SP C-50-5 bay window cabooses are survivors. Built in 1974, these cabooses received a few modifications in the late 1970s while they saw service on the SP. These cars represent one of the few surviving classes that can be spotted to this day. SP #1971 currently survives on the modern NWP in Northern California.
Model 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.
- See-through End Platforms and Steps
- 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
- Machined Metal RP25 Profile Wheel Sets
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
- Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Separate wireform 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 trouble-free operation
- 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
- LED Interior Lights
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Sound Equipped Features:
- 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
- Air, horn, and bell sounds work seamlessly with Soundtraxx locomotive sound decoders
- Supports Advanced Consisting in DCC
- Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
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