Atlas O 2003014 - Trainman - C&O Cupola Caboose "Chessie System"

• Road Name: Chessie System (Safety Caboose - Orange/Silver)
• Road Number: 3664
• System: 3-Rail
• Product Line: Trainman
• Scale: O Scale
• Estimated Release: 3rd Quarter 2020

Two road numbers are available per road name, except Chessie System which has one.

Features:

• Separately applied see-through running boards, window awnings, window glazing, smoke stack, brake wheels and roof grab irons
• Premium die-cast couplers and friction bearing caboose trucks
• Weighted, detailed plastic underframe
• Interior lighting with on/off control switch on chassis
• Accurate and colorful decoration
• Minimum diameter curve: O-31 (3 rail)
• Some assembly required for undecorated models.

Overview:

The first all-steel cabooses built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad were produced in 1937 by the Magor Car Corporation in Clifton, N.J. Magor, along with St. Louis Car Company and ACF, ultimately built a total of 350 cabooses for the C&O using a similar design. The last were produced in 1949. Through subsequent rebuilding and modernization, many remained in service through the end of regular caboose usage in the 1980s. Cabooses of a similar design were also built for Pere Marquette, Missouri Pacific and Chicago & Eastern Illinois.