Description
LIGHT, SOUND, AND DCC EQUIPPED MODEL
Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provided shelter for the rear end crew. From the cupola or bay windows, the crew could keep a lookout for shifting loads, damaged equipment, and overheating axles, this was long required for switching and shunting. As rail cars became larger in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a real need for cabooses to have greater visibility for the crew. In the extended-vision or wide-vision caboose, the sides of the cupola project beyond the side of the car body. 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.
During the mid-1980s the SP and Santa Fe unsuccessfully attempted to merge. They even designed a common paint scheme for their locomotives and cabooses that was applied to many locomotives, but only to a few cabooses. SP only painted one, #4726, in this ill-fated paint scheme.
SP 47xx SERIES FEATURES:
SP C-50-9 Class caboose
SP Kodachome scheme
Air whistle (Functions in DCC)
Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC
LED LIGHT-EQUIPPED FEATURES:
LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
On-board DCC Decoder by NCE
Operates in DCC and Analog (DC) with lighting functions controllable in DCC
Various classes will feature single or dual roof markers, or end-mount marker lights, per prototype and/or era (not all cars have marker lights)
LED Interior Lights
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
Soundtraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder with included sounds:
Air horn or trainline air whistle as appropriate
Clickety-clack with optional wheel flat spot sounds
Brake set/release sounds including retainers and brake squeal
"Big Hole" emergency brake application sound
Handbrake tie-down/release
Adjustable flange squeal
Supports advanced consisting in DCC
Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provided shelter for the rear end crew. From the cupola or bay windows, the crew could keep a lookout for shifting loads, damaged equipment, and overheating axles, this was long required for switching and shunting. As rail cars became larger in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a real need for cabooses to have greater visibility for the crew. In the extended-vision or wide-vision caboose, the sides of the cupola project beyond the side of the car body. 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.
During the mid-1980s the SP and Santa Fe unsuccessfully attempted to merge. They even designed a common paint scheme for their locomotives and cabooses that was applied to many locomotives, but only to a few cabooses. SP only painted one, #4726, in this ill-fated paint scheme.
SP 47xx SERIES FEATURES:
SP C-50-9 Class caboose
SP Kodachome scheme
Air whistle (Functions in DCC)
Functioning marker and interior lights in DCC
LED LIGHT-EQUIPPED FEATURES:
LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
On-board DCC Decoder by NCE
Operates in DCC and Analog (DC) with lighting functions controllable in DCC
Various classes will feature single or dual roof markers, or end-mount marker lights, per prototype and/or era (not all cars have marker lights)
LED Interior Lights
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
Soundtraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder with included sounds:
Air horn or trainline air whistle as appropriate
Clickety-clack with optional wheel flat spot sounds
Brake set/release sounds including retainers and brake squeal
"Big Hole" emergency brake application sound
Handbrake tie-down/release
Adjustable flange squeal
Supports advanced consisting in DCC
Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
