{"product_id":"preorder-athearn-genesis-ho-g1953-icc-cupola-caboose-with-lights-green-bay-western-112-dcc-equipped-102-22","title":"PREORDER Athearn Genesis HO G1953 ICC Cupola Caboose with Lights, Green Bay \u0026 Western #112 (DCC Equipped)","description":"ATHEARN GENESIS ICC CABOOSE PROTOTYPE INFO:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Muskogee Company holding firm (which controlled the Kansas, Oklahoma \u0026amp; Gulf, Midland Valley, and Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka railways), found itself in need of new cabooses in 1951. They placed an order for 15 steel cars from the International Car Company. Built as ICC job No 104 between June and September 1952, the cars featured leaf-spring swing-motion trucks, Apex roofwalks, four bunk beds, conductor's desk, and a 40-gallon water tank. These cars were a big improvement over the existing wooden and homebuilt cars, and as such, allowed many older cabooses to be placed into MOW service or retired altogether. In 1954, a horizontal white trim stripe was added to the cars, and the safety appliances were repainted from white to silver. By the late 1950s, the  “Sooner to and through the Southwest ” slogan had been applied to the cars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Muskogee Road's stock came under the ownership of Missouri Pacific in 1964, the cabooses began to be repainted into MP colors. The cars were eventually renumbered into T\u0026amp;P series 13231-13245. In addition, they recieved a rebuilding at the Sedalia, Mo, shops during 1965-1966, where they recieved radio equipment and an oil-burning stove with 60-gallon tank, which caused one of the side windows to be plated over. Later in life, the cars were renumbered into MP series 12231-12245 and were regulated to local, yard, or transfer service only. As of 1985, only two remained on the MP system. Now, KO\u0026amp;G and MP modelers can add a truly Genesis-quality caboose to their roster, with approproate markings and road numbers for a variety of modeling eras. ” - Rephrased from Pitts, J.J. 1985.   “The KO\u0026amp;G's International Car Cabooses ”. The Eagle pp 5-15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eATHEARN GENESIS ICC CABOOSE FEATURES:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetter than brass detail ™ including roadname and road number specific detail and laser-sharp painting and printing\u003cbr\u003eInterior seating for the addition of crew figures\u003cbr\u003eLighting functions in DCC with brightness control (no magnetic wands to keep track of or lose)\u003cbr\u003eSee-through end platforms and steps\u003cbr\u003eEtched metal window screens on door and some side windows\u003cbr\u003eFlush window glazing\u003cbr\u003eWire-form grab irons\u003cbr\u003eCaboose trucks with rotating roller bearing caps\u003cbr\u003eAxle generator details\u003cbr\u003eBody-mounted McHenry ® scale knuckle-spring Couplers\u003cbr\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003cbr\u003eSeparate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms\u003cbr\u003eCoupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware\u003cbr\u003eFull underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details\u003cbr\u003eMachined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track\u003cbr\u003eWeighted for trouble-free operation\u003cbr\u003eFully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box\u003cbr\u003eAccurately painted and printed for prototypical realism\u003cbr\u003eHighly-detailed, injection-molded body\u003cbr\u003eWindow packaging for easy viewing, plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage\u003cbr\u003eMinimum radius: 18 ”","brand":"Athearn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42187368431698,"sku":"ATH-G1953-PRE","price":10.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/ATHG-1953_A0_F4POW971.jpg?v=1784736304","url":"https:\/\/modeltrainstuff.com\/products\/preorder-athearn-genesis-ho-g1953-icc-cupola-caboose-with-lights-green-bay-western-112-dcc-equipped-102-22","provider":"Model Train Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}