Athearn HO 2597 - 3-Window Wood Caboose "Rock Island" #17962

• Road Name: Rock Island
• Road Number: 17962
• Product Line: Athearn
• Scale: HO Scale

Features:

•    Simulated wood sheathing
•    Wire truss rods (as appropriate)
•    Clear window glazing
•    Painted steps (as appropriate)
•    Machined RP25 profile 33” metal wheels
•    McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
•    Appropriate to each prototype: Detailed Arch bar or Bettendorf trucks with brake shoe detail
•    Fully-assembled and ready for your layout
•    Razor-sharp painting and printing
•    Minimum radius: 18”

Overview:

Perhaps 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.