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Uncataloged Premier O Scale Bay Window Cabooses AnnouncedSeptember 2, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced a collection of exclusive Premier O Scale Bay Window Cabooses in three unique paint schemes for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Patrick's Trains of Wheeling, West Virginia. These very limited cabooses are available in at least two different car numbers and are only available for order on a first-come, first-served basis. The anticipated delivery is December 2022.
Item No. 20-91758 Santa Fe Bay Window Caboose Item No. 20-91759 Santa Fe Bay Window Caboose
Item No. 20-91760 Wheeling & Lake Erie Bay Window Caboose Item No. 20-91761 Wheeling & Lake Erie Bay Window Caboose Item No. 20-91762 Wheeling & Lake Erie Bay Window Caboose
Item No. 20-91768 Jersey Central Bay Window Caboose Item No. 20-91769 Jersey Central Bay Window Caboose ABOUT THE BAY WINDOW CABOOSE As freight cars grew taller, observing a train from the cupola of a caboose became increasingly difficult. In the wooden car era, another problem with cupola cabooses was sagging roofs. In an effort to solve these problems, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown railroad introduced the bay window caboose in 1923. (In fact, however, bay windows had been used on New York & Harlem Railroad passenger cars as far back as the 1850s, to enable conductors to better anticipate station arrivals.) In 1930 Baltimore & Ohio became the first railroad to adopt the bay window style as its standard caboose; it never purchased another cupola model. During the same decade, the Milwaukee Road and the Northern Pacific built substantial bay window fleets as well. But it was immediately after World War II that the bay window design became widespread, as car heights increased significantly and cupolas became less and less useful. As with diesels and other modern freight cars, these postwar bay window cabooses were part of the shift away from customized, railroad-specific locos and cars toward standardized designs produced in large quantities on efficient assembly lines. Key builders of bay window cabooses included International Car Company and American Car & Foundry. Order directly from: Patrick's Trains | Uncataloged Rail King Christmas Road Side Stand Announced
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a Christmas version of the 2022 RailKing O Scale Road Side Stand Buildings announced in July 2022 for arrival this Winter. This unique structure comes equipped with operating LED lights around the sign board and is fully assembled and ready to place on your O scale layout. All will be available in very limited quantities beginning in November 2022. 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 a series of RailKing O Gauge Rounded Roof Box Cars in four unique paint schemes beginning this Winter. 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. 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 a series of 2022 2022 RailKing O Scale Dash-8 Diesel Locomotives in five unique paint schemes beginning early next year. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in March 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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