Tangent HO ICC Erie Bay Window Caboose Delaware & Hudson “Bridge Line Repaint” w/ Lights

Description

Railroad Short Name: D&H

D&H “Bridge Line Repaint 1981+ Era” w/Interior Lights & Lit FRA Flasher duplicates a very specific Delaware & Hudson caboose. Three of the Erie Lackawanna 1953 ICC cabooses were transferred to D&H in 1976, numbered DH 35805-35807. This Tangent model shows how D&H 35805 appeared in its 1981+ configuration. Let’s cut to the chase: Look at those trucks! By 1981, the 35805 lost one of its ERIE General Steel Castings Express trucks and had it changed to a plain bearing leaf spring caboose truck. The 35805 ran with this truck configuration for the rest of its D&H career. We have accurately modeled this neat detail on the model – so please don’t send your model back to us and tell us “we did it wrong I want my money back!” Instead, blame the D&H! The model is painted in D&H bright red with “THE BRIDGE LINE” slogan, and the classy D&H logo, which is owned by the Delaware & Hudson Railway Historical Society. The ACI label has been removed, with a patch remaining. The side marker lights were removed and plated over by the D&H Oneonta, NY shop personnel during its refurbishing. The wagon wheel antenna is gone, replaced with a Motorola firecracker antenna. On one end, you will notice a plated window with oil fill, as D&H installed an oil bunker in that corner for the CABAN oil heater. For lighting, this D&H 35805 is equipped with “golden” interior lights, mimicking the incandescent bulbs of the real cabooses along with flashing (red) end FRA lights. Notice the FRA light is offset to the left of the daytime red reflective disc, just like this exact prototype.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from meticulous field dimensions using real tape measures on two real ERIE ICC cabooses
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
• “Near-scale” draft gear box
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme, as appropriate
• Road and Era-specific details for each RTR scheme, including multiple body, roof, underframe detail and truck combinations
• A beautiful Stanray “overhanging” diagonal panel roof
• Accurate step and end tread patterns
• See-through end platform options
• See-through and treadplate step options
• Multiple end door options
• Multiple brake wheel options
• Underframe details to match as-built ICC and later railroad-modified configurations
• Multiple roof configurations for different roof walkway, brackets, antennas options
• Underframe and truck axle drive generator options
• Different end railing/marker light options, based on paint scheme and era
• Two different wire “coupler lift bar” detail options, per prototype application
• Accurate ICC interior, including seating, conductor desk, lockers, electrical cabinet, coal stove, coal bin, toilet closet and more. The interior is accurately painted based on the paint scheme and era
• Full underbody details – brake system with brake rods and piping, release rod, battery charging plug, battery box, generator and belt – all based on the prototype!
• Beautiful side wire curved grab irons and intricate ICC rivet applications
• LED illuminated interior lighting “warm” lights to replicate incandescent bulbs of the prototypes that can be controlled on or off
• LED illuminated corner lanterns/body side marker lights/end marker lights/FRA flashing end lights, all based on prototype era, paint scheme and appropriate research. We do this dirty work for you – you can trust us. And don’t worry, all of these lights can be controlled on or off – on each end – independently
• No complicated decoder. No complicated programming. No complicated electronics. DC/DCC compatible track-powered “no fuss” interior and marker light lighting – simple and easy to operate with included wand
• CNC-machined standard RP25 .110” tread 33” wheels (Yes, semi-scale .088” wheels are available separately!)
• All-New truck: General Steel Casting Corporation “Express” Truck
• Alternate later era truck options includes Tangent’s 70-Ton Barber Roller Bearing and 70-Ton Gould Plain-Bearing Caboose Trucks
• Recommended age 14 years and older