Bachmann 73215 HO Scale Bay Window Caboose Metro North 401 In a bay window caboose, the crew monitoring the train sits in the middle of the car in a section of wall that projects from the side of the caboose. This caboose design allowed for a better view of the side of the train and […]

Rapido Trains 144054 HO Scale Northeastern Style Steel Caboose Western Maryland “Circus Scheme” WM 1842 The popular Northeastern Caboose was originally designed by the Reading Company in the early 1920s. This all-steel caboose was based on a proposed design by the USRA, which actually specified wood sheathing. The Reading built 285 cars, spread through several […]

Rapido Trains 225011 HO Scale Rio Grande Steel Caboose D&RGW 01443 (Post War Mods – Black / Flying Grande) In 1940, Denver & Rio Grande Western embarked on updating their caboose fleet with steel cabooses. The 01400 series cabooses were homebuilt at their Burnham shops in Denver, Colorado. Being built by the railroad made these […]

Rapido Trains 225014 HO Scale Rio Grande Steel Caboose D&RGW 01467 (Post War Mods – Black / Flying Grande) In 1940, Denver & Rio Grande Western embarked on updating their caboose fleet with steel cabooses. The 01400 series cabooses were homebuilt at their Burnham shops in Denver, Colorado. Being built by the railroad made these […]