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Uncataloged O Scale Premier 35' Woodside Cabooses AnnouncedJanuary 9, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive Premier O Scale 35' Woodsided Caboose in Norfolk & Western and Union Pacific liveries for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer The Train Loft of Winston-Salem, NC. The cabooses will be produced in very limited quantities in up to four different car numbers and are available for order on a first-come, first-served basis, with an anticipated arrival date of May 2023.
Item No. 20-91814 Norfolk & Western 35’ Woodsided Caboose Item No. 20-91815 Norfolk & Western 35’ Woodsided Caboose Item No. 20-91816 Norfolk & Western 35’ Woodsided Caboose Item No. 20-91817 Norfolk & Western 35’ Woodsided Caboose
Item No. 20-91812 Union Pacific 35’ Woodsided Caboose Item No. 20-91813 Union Pacific 35’ Woodsided Caboose 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. EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE THRU The Train Loft |
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 Premier O Scale F-7 Diesel Locomotives in four exciting liveries beginning late next Spring. Each of these unique schemes will be available in two car numbers and will be in very limited production quantities. The locomotives are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in May 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 RailKing O Gauge Airslide Hoppers in four exciting liveries beginning late next Spring. Each of these unique schemes will be available in unique car numbers and will be in very limited production quantities. The cars are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in May 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. | ||||||
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