Athearn Genesis HO ATHG79040 DCC/Tsunami Soundcar Equipped ICC Caboose with Lights & Sound Western Pacific CA-9 Class WP #490

Description

Athearn Genesis HO ATHG79040 DCC/Tsunami Soundcar Equipped ICC Caboose with Lights & Sound Western Pacific CA-9 Class WP #490

WP FEATURES:

• Legendary Liveries
• Based on UP CA-9 Class caboose
• Rotating roller bearings
• Conductor’s whistle, Functions in DCC
• Functioning interior lights in DCC

In this alternate history, WP was looking for new cabooses in the late 60s and based on their positive experience with UP cabooses on numerous run-through trains, they ordered CA-9s built to UP specs. Our WP 490 is numbered in series after the bay-window cars and is decorated to match a late 1960’s appearance in the brown scheme, with an ACI plate.

ICC CABOOSE FEATURES:

• Better than brass detail including roadname and road number specific detail and laser-sharp painting and printing
• Interior seating for the addition of crew figures.
• See-through end platforms and steps
• Flush window glazing
• Wire-form grab irons
• Caboose trucks with animated rotating bearing or static friction bearing caps
• Axle generator details
• Body-mounted McHenry scale knuckle-spring couplers
• Machined metal RP25 profile wheel sets
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
• Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
• Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Multiple road numbers
• Minimum radius: 18"

LED LIGHT EQUIPPED FEATURES:

• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
• On-board DCC Decoder by NCE – Operates in DCC and Analog DC, with lighting functions controllable in DCC
• Various classes will feature single or dual roof markers, or end-mount marker lights, per prototype and/or era, not all cars have marker lights
• LED Interior Lights
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

• Soundtraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder w/ included sounds:
• Air horn or conductor's whistle as appropriate
• Clickety-clack with optional wheel flat spot sounds
• Brake set/release sounds including retainers and brake squeal
• 'Big Hole' emergency brake application sound
• Handbrake tie-down/release
• Adjustable flange squeal
• Air, horn, and bell sounds work seamlessly with Soundtraxx locomotive sound decoders
• Supports Advanced Consisting in DCC
• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

PROTOTYPE INFO:

International Car Co. began specializing in caboose production as early as 1941. When the railroads entered the 1960s, many needed to replace their aging, in some cases home shop built, cabooses. International Car responded with a product that could be tailored to each railroads specific needs. Using quality components and modern engineering, ICC became a leading name within the industry. 

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