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Rapido (510065) | Wide Vision Caboose w/ Lights | Burlington Northern #12618 | Freedom | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]

Rapido (510065) | Wide Vision Caboose w/ Lights | Burlington Northern #12618 | Freedom | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]

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Product Description

Between 1972 and 1981, Canadian Pacific’s Angus Shops in Montreal built over 300 modern, widevision cabooses or “vans” and thus gained the nickname “Angus Van.” They proved popular with crews and many are still on the road today, as shoving platforms or rider cars in MOW service.

This caboose is similar to many other wide vision cabooses that are commonly seen throughout North America. Ours will feature 27 popular schemes including multiple maintenance-of-way variations, a Desert Storm tribute and even a Bicentennial scheme!

Burlington Northern and the Wide Vision Caboose

Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was formed in 1970 through the merger of several major railroads, including the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroads. The merger created one of the largest rail systems in the United States, stretching from the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest to Texas and the Gulf Coast. Burlington Northern became a major transporter of coal, grain, lumber, and intermodal freight, helping drive economic growth across the western United States. Known for its Cascade Green paint scheme and powerful locomotive fleet, BN later merged with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1995 to form today’s BNSF Railway.

Burlington Northern made extensive use of Wide Vision Cabooses during the 1970s and 1980s as the railroad modernized its freight operations. The Wide Vision design featured enlarged side bay windows that extended outward from the caboose body, allowing crews improved visibility around taller freight cars such as boxcars, covered hoppers, and autoracks. BN cabooses were commonly seen at the end of long freight trains hauling coal, grain, and merchandise traffic across the railroad’s vast network. Painted in the railroad’s distinctive green and black colors, Burlington Northern’s Wide Vision Cabooses became iconic pieces of western railroading before End-of-Train devices gradually replaced cabooses on most freight trains by the late 1980s.

Features

  • Now featuring track powered operating end marker lights on DC and DCC
  • MoPower capacitor for uninterrupted caboose lighting
  • Super-detailed underbody including all separate air and brake piping
  • Free rolling Barber-Bettendorf caboose trucks
  • Detailed interior
  • Separate metal grab irons installed at the factory
  • “Warm white” lights that aren’t too bright!
  • Optional roof mounted air conditioner
  • Optional fuel oil tank details (road name dependent)
  • Knuckle couplers mounted at the correct height
  • Full end detail, including uncoupling levers
  • Suggested minimum radius: 9 3/4”

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