{"product_id":"athn-2433","title":"Athearn HO ATHN-2433 - Wide-Vision Caboose \"Atchison, Topeka, \u0026 Santa Fe\" #999767","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eAnnounced Date:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eOctober 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eReleased Date:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eMarch 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eIndividually Boxed:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eN\/A\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Name: Atchison, Topeka, \u0026amp; Santa Fe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Number: 999767\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Line: Athearn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: HO Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog: Athearns October 2024 Announcement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMODEL FEATURES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Fine end handrails and ladders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Clear windows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Caboose trucks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Separately applied smoke jack and brake wheel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Weighted for optimum performance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Highly detailed, injection-molded body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Painted and printed for realistic decoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Minimum radius: 15”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePerhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were long required for switching and shunting, and to keep a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles. In the extended-vision or wide-vision caboose, the sides of the cupola project beyond the side of the car body. Rock Island created some of these by rebuilding some standard cupola cabooses with windowed extensions applied to the sides of the cupola itself, but by far, the greatest number have the entire cupola compartment enlarged. 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 also increased the roominess of the cupola area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Athearn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50058988552438,"sku":"ATHN-2433","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/files\/ATH-2433_A0_C57ABRJ7.jpg?v=1772322981","url":"https:\/\/mrmuffinstrains.com\/products\/athn-2433","provider":"MrMuffin'sTrains","version":"1.0","type":"link"}