Walthers Rolling Stock
Platinum Line(TM) Milwaukee Road Rib Side Caboose Ready To Run
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Undecorated Kit - Some Assembly Required
Walthers Part # 932-7660, p. 155 Walthers 2010 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $39.98, currently in stock at Walthers
This product is on-sale today for $27.98
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Milwaukee Road's Trademark Cabooses
* Fully Assembled
* All Grab Irons Installed
* All Detail Parts Added
* Metal Wheelsets
* Knuckle Couplers
* Superb Paint & Lettering
* Authentic Milwaukee Road Prototype
* All-New Car - First Ever Ready-to-Run Version
* Used System-wide from 1939-80s
* Roof-Mounted Lantern Smokejack
* Side-Mounted Tool Box
* Three Period Paint Schemes
In the mid-1930s, new and bigger freight cars created visibility problems
for crews in caboose cupolas. Starting in 1937, the Milwaukee rebuilt some
older wooden cabooses, removing the rooftop cupola and installing new
side-mounted bay windows. This experiment proved successful, reducing
injuries, improving visibility and putting crews where they could spot
problems quickly. By this time, the ever resourceful and cost-conscious
Milwaukee also had welded-steel passenger and freight cars with ribbed
sides (ribs improved strength while reducing overall weight) in regular
service. In 1939, these ideas were combined to create an all-new welded
steel bay window caboose with ribbed sides. Two additional ideas were
borrowed from the passenger department; trucks were a design first used on
some 56' combines built in 1934, and the cars wore the road's signature
orange, maroon and black paint. There were some innovative new ideas too,
including a side-mounted toolbox that made it easier to retrieve repair
parts. Construction began in the Milwaukee's shops in July, with the first
car ready for service by mid-August, and 75 completed by year's end. With
minor changes, modernizations and improvements, the Milwaukee would build
315 of these cars through 1951. Serving all over the system in a
variety of roles, many of the rugged little cabooses outlived the Milwaukee
Road itself. After the 1985 merger with the Soo Line, many survivors were
sold, and several have been preserved. Your model represents a 1939-built
car, refitted with a small smokejack for the kerosene lamp above the
conductor's desk.
Milwaukee Road Rib-Side Cabooses
MILW Full Name
MILW w/Herald
MILW 1970s Scheme
Undecorated
Limited-Run Two-Packs:
MILW Full Name
MILW w/Herald
MILW 1970s Scheme
PLEASE NOTE: For easier customizing, undecorated versions include
modeler-installed grab irons and details - some assembly is required.
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