Walthers announces the release of its Platinum Line™ HO Scale Pennsylvania Railroad N6B Center-Cupola Cabin Car (Caboose). This new model is now available.

Fast Facts: In 1913, Ohio, and subsequently several other states, passed laws mandating larger and safer cabooses. At that time, nearly all the cabin cars (the PRR term for caboose) on the Pennsylvania Railroad were small four-wheel cars, and most had wooden underframes. Although the Pennsylvania had designed and was building a sample all-steel car by 1914, the decision was made to modernize the existing cars on Lines West. Rebuilding included lengthening one end of each car resulting in an off-center cupola. Some N6B cabins received centered cupolas of a different design. Two existing Lines West styles of cupolas were also reused, creating class N6A with the wide style and N6B with the narrow type. New steel underframes with two four-wheel trucks were applied to the cars. Between 1914 and 1923, nearly 1,200 cars were created in the two classes. Most were rebuilds, as described above, but some were built new. The N6A and N6B cars were the most numerous design of cabin car on the PRR from the early 1920s through the late 50s, although N6A cars had been converted to N6B by that time. The N6B class remained in service in large numbers into the early 60s, with a few surviving into the Penn Central era in 1968, mainly as work equipment. A handful escaped scrapping and survive in various museum and private collections today.

Features: New Walthers Platinum Line PRR N6B Center-Cupola Cabin Cars are replicas of cars closely identified with the PRR and used across the system. Decorated versions come ready to run with all handrails, grab irons and details installed. An undecorated kit is available for easy customizing. Other features include appropriate trucks, a full interior, authentic paint and lettering schemes, magnetic knuckle couplers and more. The cars are available individually and in limited-run two packs for a total of three roadnumbers per color scheme so Pennsy modelers can add a fleet to their railroad.

Expected Delivery Date: Available Now
Scale: HO
Retail Price: $44.98, $84.98

Platinum Line Pennsylvania N6B Wood Cabin Car
Single Cars, $44.98 Each:
932-7651 PRR #981693 (Roman Lettering & Bars)
932-7652 PRR #981801 (Keystone at Top)
932-7653 PRR #980883 (Keystone in Middle)
932-7650 Undecorated - Kit

Limited-Run Two-Packs, $84.98:
932-27651 PRR #980527 & 982208 (Roman Lettering & Bars)
932-27652 PRR #980708 & 982238 (Keystone at Top)
932-27653 PRR #981736 & 981530 (Keystone in Middle)