Athearn Genesis HO ATHG79136 DCC/NCE Decoder Equipped ICC Caboose with Lights Union Pacific Class CA-10 'Bicentennial Scheme' UP #25717

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Athearn Genesis HO ATHG79136 DCC/NCE Decoder Equipped ICC Caboose with Lights Union Pacific Class CA-10 'Bicentennial Scheme' UP #25717

UP FEATURES:

• Legendary Liveries - Bicentennial Scheme
• UP CA-10 Class caboose
• Rotating roller bearings
• Firecracker style radio antenna
• Morton style platforms and steps
• Improved lighting functions in DCC with brightness control

In 1976 the United States of America celebrated the 200th anniversary of its founding and many of the nation’s railroads joined the celebration by painting some of their equipment in patriotic red, white and blue colors. The Union Pacific considered painting one of their DDA40X’s in patriotic dress and commissioned a design proposal that we have reproduced with their permission. Many railroads had cabooses painted up in red, white and blue too. We wondered what would have happened if the UP had decided to have one of their then new CA-10 cabooses to be painted in a patriotic manner to go with their Bicentennial Centennial? So we put the Athearn Art Department to work and they adapted the DDA40X Bicentennial paint scheme to our CA-10 model. After all what’s a train without a caboose…in 1976…

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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