Bluford Shops N International Car Company Bay Window Caboose Phase 4 Union Pacific

Description

Railroad Short Name: UP

N scale models of a family of steel bay window caboose designs developed by International Car Company in the early 1950s. Over the years the design of the bay windows evolved and Bluford Shops is presenting four phases of these designs plus the iconic half-bay window edition. Ladders and running boards will be included on appropriate paint schemes for each version.

Features:

• magnetically operating knuckle couplers
• Fox Valley Models metal wheels
• wire grab irons, window “glass”
• plenty of weight
• Ladders and running boards will be included on appropriate paint schemes for each version

During Union Pacific’s long courtship of Rock Island as a merger partner, RI needed cabooses so UP paid for new cars from International Car and leased them to Rock Island. The merger never happened but the leases remained until Rock Island closed in 1980 and the leases were canceled. Most of the returned cabooses received a new coat of Armour yellow paint and new UP lettering including one of the safety slogans. The three road numbers in this new run had the “Safety is an Equal Opportunity For All” slogan suggested by UP employee Ben Martinez.