Athearn Genesis  #ATHG78594 HO Bay Window Caboose with Lights, SPc #4699

Athearn Genesis  #ATHG78594 HO Bay Window Caboose with Lights, SPc #4699

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.