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August 5, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released an exclusive Premier O Scale 35' Woodsided Caboose in Raritan River livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Patrick's Trains of Wheeling, West Virginia. The cabooses are available in very limited quantities in two different car numbers for order on a first-come, first-served basis.
Item No. 20-91798 Raritan River 35’ Woodsided Caboose Item No. 20-91799 Raritan River 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 Patrick's Trains |
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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2023 RailKing O Gauge 33K Gallon Tank Car in five different livery schemes this Winter. Each of these offerings is limited in production and expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 2024. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2023 Premier O Scale New York Central Dreyfuss and Empire State Express 4-6-4 Hudson Steam Locomotives in seven different livery schemes this Winter. Each of these offerings is limited in production and expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in March 2024. 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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