Bluford Shops N Bay Window Caboose Chessie System C&O “Phase 4, Large Logo”

Description

Railroad Short Name: C&O

N scale models of a family of steel bay window caboose designs developed by International Car Company in the early 1950s. Over the years the design of the bay windows evolved and Bluford Shops is presenting four phases of these designs plus the iconic half-bay window edition. Ladders and running boards will be included on appropriate paint schemes for each version.

Features:

• magnetically operating knuckle couplers
• Fox Valley Models metal wheels
• wire grab irons, window “glass”
• plenty of weight
• Ladders and running boards will be included on appropriate paint schemes for each version

Chesapeake & Ohio had always favored cupola cabooses but the influence of Chessie System stablemate Baltimore & Ohio, who was an unabashed bay-window enthusiast, won out for this group of cars. The green cross over track logo is a nod to Chessie System’s safety program. Note the lettering to the left of the bay window differs on each side of the car. C&O also opted for yellow stairs and white grab irons among other details that separate these cars from the Chessie B&O cars released by Bluford Shops in 2019.