June 15, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the Premier O Scale 35' Woodsided Caboose in four select liveries in 2022. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 2023.

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ABOUT THE 35' WOODSIDED CABOOSE

Before railroads, "caboose" referred to a small cookhouse on the deck of a sailing ship. Nobody knows for sure, but it was likely the 1850s before the first railroad caboose gave a train crew shelter from the weather. The Civil War-era marked the emergence of boxcar-like cabin cars or conductor’s cars with side and perhaps end doors, windows, a heating and cooking stove, bunks, and roof lanterns to mark the end of the train.

But management often resisted providing creature comforts to crews, and it would be well into the 1870s before cabooses were widespread on American trains. While the cupola, known then as a "lookout" or "observatory," first appeared during the Civil War era, flat-roofed cabooses outnumbered cabin cars with cupolas as late as the 1880s. By the turn of the century, however, the cupola caboose had attained its final shape, one it would keep until cabooses became extinct in the 1980s.

What did change significantly in the early 20th century was the solidity of caboose construction. As with many changes in railroad equipment, it was instigated in part by legislators. The end of a train was a particularly dangerous place to be, and numerous wooden cabooses were crushed by rear-end collisions or simply the brute force of the large pusher locomotives then coming into use. State legislators took note — no doubt prompted by constituents who worked for railroads — and began to demand stronger caboose construction. One example was a 1913 Ohio law mandating steel underframes on cabooses used in pusher service. Since many northeastern railroads ran through Ohio, this law had a widespread effect.

The Premier model represents a typical woodsided, steel underframe caboose built in the early 20th century. While new construction generally switched to all-steel by the 1920s, older wood cabooses with steel underframes were still seen on American railroads into the 1960s.

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Facebook And Youtube Live Event This Thursday

June 15, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains' Rich Foster will be joining PrimeMOVER Communications' Andy Edleman and visiting with Trainworld's Ken Bianco, Jr. on Trainworld TV this Thursday, June 16th at 6:00 PM.

Get the latest information on M.T.H. announcements, including many of the unique, custom-run projects M.T.H. is producing for Trainworld. Learn how to get recent and future news from M.T.H., where to go to get parts, and imminent product arrivals coming later this month.

To watch the event live on Thursday, June 16, at 6:00 PM. click on the following links:

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Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These O Gauge Items Remain In Stock

June 15, 2022 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer Premier and RailKing items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the appropriate product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

Premier O Scale 3-Rail

RailKing O Gauge

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the RailKing O Gauge SW1200 Diesel Locomotive in four select liveries in 2022. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in December 2022.

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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the RailKing O Gauge Modern Tank Cars in four select liveries in 2022. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in November 2022.

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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the Premier O Scale RS-11 Diesel Locomotive in four select liveries in 2022. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in December 2022.

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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the Premier O Scale Gondola with Junk Load Cars in four select liveries in 2022. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in February 2023.

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