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Rapido (510086) | Wide Vision Caboose w/ Lights | TTX Trailer Train #100 | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]

Rapido (510086) | Wide Vision Caboose w/ Lights | TTX Trailer Train #100 | 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, wide vision 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!

Trailer Train and the Wide Vision Caboose

TTX Company traces its roots back to 1955 when a group of major American railroads formed Trailer Train Company to create a shared pool of specialized freight cars for intermodal service. Over time, the company expanded far beyond trailer service and became one of North America’s largest owners of railcars, supplying flatcars, autoracks, boxcars, and other specialized equipment to railroads across the continent. Renamed TTX Company in 1991, the organization became known for its bright yellow freight cars and its important role in standardizing and maintaining shared-use rail equipment. Today, TTX equipment can be seen operating on nearly every major railroad in the United States and Canada.

TTX utilized Wide Vision Cabooses primarily for transfer, maintenance, and specialized support operations connected to its freight car pooling services. The Wide Vision design featured enlarged side bay windows that extended outward from the caboose body, allowing crews improved visibility alongside long freight trains and specialized equipment. While TTX was not a traditional railroad operating its own large freight network, its cabooses could occasionally be found in work train, transfer, or leased service assignments across multiple rail systems. Painted in recognizable yellow and black schemes, TTX cabooses reflected the company’s practical role in supporting North American freight rail operations during the final years of widespread caboose use.

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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