{"product_id":"preorder-rapido-ho-162002-sp-class-c-40-3-steel-caboose-with-roofwalk-southern-pacific-1160-1940-as-delivered-boxcar-red","title":"PREORDER Rapido HO 162002 SP Class C-40-3 Steel Caboose with Roofwalk, Southern Pacific #1160 (1940 As Delivered, Boxcar Red)","description":"Rapido Trains Inc is proud to announce for the first time in plastic, the iconic Southern Pacific C-40-3 Caboose in HO scale!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRapido is excited to offer SP’s iconic C-40-3 caboose, including several of the unique paint schemes and car variations that occurred over its long 40+ year service life. Starting in 1940, Southern Pacific’s Los Angeles General Shops constructed 185 C-40-3 cabooses, numbered SP 1050-1234. Additionally, subsidiary Texas \u0026amp; New Orleans received 30 C-40-3s, numbered 400-429.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in the mid-50s, C-40-3’s went through an initial modernization - train radios were added, marker lamps were replaced with “frogeye” electric marker lights on the roof, the roofwalk on the cupola was removed, wind-wings were added to the cupola’s side windows, and a tool box was replaced with a battery box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the 1960s, C-40-3s began to appear more in local service, and gradually most cars had some windows blanked out and\/or window screens added. In the mid-70s, the green and red “frog light” markers were replaced with a single red light, due to an FRA safety mandate. Certain cars had roofwalks removed and end ladders cut down, while others kept roofwalks until retirement. Overall, the C-40-3 caboose fleet enjoyed a long career with theSP, with many cars remaining in service into the mid-1980s. Overall, the C-40-3 caboose fleet enjoyed a long career with theSP, with many cars remaining in service into the mid-1980s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rapido Trains HO scale SP C-40-3 Caboose features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMultiple window styles based on the era\u003cbr\u003eMultiple roofwalk configurations based on the era\u003cbr\u003eWorking roof marker lights where appropriate\u003cbr\u003eFull, painted interior\u003cbr\u003eOperating interior lights\u003cbr\u003eMultiple optional parts based on era\u003cbr\u003eFull underframe details\u003cbr\u003eFactory-installed semi-scale couplers","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42618552418367,"sku":"RPI-162002-PRE","price":12.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/7461\/7663\/files\/33549974937563_yzcb_6faa1015-4773-4e7b-8ed6-42b43eb7ef8f.jpg?v=1773775935","url":"https:\/\/factorydirecthobbies.com\/products\/preorder-rapido-ho-162002-sp-class-c-40-3-steel-caboose-with-roofwalk-southern-pacific-1160-1940-as-delivered-boxcar-red","provider":"Factory Direct Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}