Roundhouse, HO Scale, RND1200, Cupola Caboose, Chicago & North Western, #10719

Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of the train. The cupola, which projected above the roof, provided an elevated location for the conductor and rear brakeman to observe their train. They would be on the lookout for overheating wheel bearings, shifting loads, damaged equipment and derailing cars.

FEATURES:
Fine end handrails and ladders
Clear windows
ALL-NEW Barber-Bettendorf Swing Motion caboose truck per prototype
Separately applied smoke jack and brake wheel
Fully-assembled and ready to run
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
Machined metal wheels
Weighted for trouble-free operation
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Minimum radius: 15"