Tangent Scale Models HO 60213-01 IC Centralia Shops Steel Wide-Vision Caboose Illinois Central Gulf 'Simplified Orange Repaint 1987+' ICG #199431

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Tangent Scale Models HO 60213-01 IC Centralia Shops Steel Wide-Vision Caboose Illinois Central Gulf 'Simplified Orange Repaint 1987+' ICG #199431

Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) ‘Simplified Orange Repaint 1987+’ replicates an exact one-of-a-kind ICG repaint with a little extra ‘flair.’  As many of you know, the IC (and later ICG/New IC) regularly ran December ‘Santa Train’ service on the Illinois Division, making sure that the children along the line had an opportunity to speak with Kris Kringle himself and get those Christmas wish lists submitted.  This caboose was repainted for Santa Train duties in late 1987, receiving yet another version of the ICG’s simplified orange scheme.  But a Santa caboose deserves some extra special attention, so Centralia applied ICG logos to the caboose side along with white handrail highlights.  Big changes were coming fast to the ICG, with a corporate name change right around the corner in 1988.  As a result, this was the final caboose repainted orange by the ICG.  After Santa service was completed, the caboose returned to freight duties on the railroad.  The 1987 era translates to many little details for this caboose:  This scheme features accurate plated windows on the body, along with plated box-markers on the end.  The coupler lift bars are a replacement style and the small water fill covers on the sill are long gone.   The end cupola windows have also been modified to a smaller size by the ICG.  This replica has a lighted interior along with an operating FRA flashing red light on each end.

Prototype Information:

Our third caboose model is the HO Scale IC Centralia Shops Wide Vision Caboose. These IC cabooses are one of the most recognizable body styles in North America. You know these cabooses – with those long, extended end walkways, wide vision cupolas, and bright orange paint. This caboose was utilized system-wide on the IC, ICG, the ‘New’ IC and yes, even on today’s CN. At its peak, the ICG served 14 states, including major interchange terminals from Chicago, IL, East St. Louis, IL, and Kansas City, MO to Louisville, KY, Memphis, TN and Birmingham, AL. These cabooses certainly got around!

Perhaps your trains model the famous IC ‘Main Line of Mid-America’ North-South racetrack. Or maybe you model the final days of the IC-UP run-through freights between North Platte, NE and Chicago, IL. For others, coal is king in Southern Illinois and Kentucky. Perhaps pulpwood traffic is your jam in Vicksburg, MS. Or maybe you just need to protect your crews with a shoving platform in Mattoon, IL on today’s CN. Tangent has the right caboose for your train!
 
Features for these replicas include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from meticulous field dimensions using real tape measures and multiple real IC Centralia Cabooses.
• Highly correct ‘true to life’ colors
• ‘Hyper-Accurate’ lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee scale couplers
• ‘Near-scale’ draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side ‘key’ detail
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme, as appropriate
• Era-specific body details for each RTR scheme, including multiple body, side vents and side window combinations
• Three different era-specific and road number specific wide vision cupola options
• Two different roof options – ‘Stanray or ‘Pullman Standard’
• Two different Apex ‘See through’ running boards
• Accurate Keystone Center-of-Car cushioning unit
• Railroad and era-specific underframe details to match as-built and IC(G) modified configurations
• Multiple cupola roof options for different radio antennas and chemical toilet vent
• End steps and walkways that carefully replicate the prototype “Junior JAL-Tread” walkway pattern
• Unapologetically fine etch metal side and end window screens, where appropriate
• Five different end railing/marker light options, based on railroad and era
• Three different smokejacks to cover IC/ICG and replacement options
• Two ‘coupler lift bar’ options per prototype application and era
• Railroad specific/era specific battery box options
• Different toilet pipe/sink drain pipe options based on the prototype and era
• Full IC-specific interior – chairs, bunks, desk, lockers, ice chest, oil bunker and the most detailed Vapor Corporation TCHA55 Caban heater in HO Scale! The interior is fully painted with railroad and era-specific colors.
• Full underbody details – brake system with brake rods and piping, release rod, snubber, water fills, axle generator and more – all based on the prototype and era!
• Beautiful side wire curved grab irons, intricate signature Centralia end railings in plastic with accurate wire top ladder hoops.
• Flexible rubber air hoses with mounting bracket detail
• Consumer applied optional metal red/green ‘flag’ paddle parts included for appropriate eras
• Consumer applied optional cupola Prime wind deflector parts included
• LED illuminated scale-sized IC Red-Green Marker light boxes that can be controlled red/green/off – on each end – independently, where appropriate
• LED illuminated scale-sized ICG FRA end lights with a proper slow flash/prototype ‘decay’ that can be controlled on or off – on each end – independently, where appropriate
• LED illuminated interior lighting ‘warm’ lights to replicate incandescent bulbs that can be controlled on or off.
• No complicated decoder. No complicated programming. No complicated electronics. DC/DCC compatible track-powered ‘no fuss’ interior and marker light lighting – simple and easy to operate with included wand
• CNC-machined standard RP25 .110” tread 33” wheels (Semi-scale .088” wheels are available separately!)
• All-New precision Tangent Scale Models 70-ton Barber roller bearing trucks with separate brake beam part, or 70-Ton Gould roller bearing trucks with separate brake beam parts, as appropriate for each paint scheme
• Undecorated kits and RTR cabooses painted orange!
• Recommended age 14 years and older

IC Centralia Wide Vision Caboose with Stanray Roof
In the late 1960s, the Illinois Central Railroad embarked on a program to modernize its fleet of road cabooses. With most of the IC’s side-door cabooses starting to show their age, the railroad used its own Centralia, Illinois Car Shops to design and build an all-new steel caboose. In 1966, IC tested this process and built a small group of 50 riveted-design cabooses at Centralia. These riveted cabooses featured a smooth welded roof and plain bearing trucks. A couple of years later in 1968, the Darby Corporation built an additional 50 welded-design cabooses. Centralia then accelerated the program and produced 200 new cabooses between 1970 and 1972. This 1970-72 group is the target for the Tangent Scale Models IC Centralia Wide Vision Caboose system. The first 100 cabooses built in 1970 featured riveted body construction, extended platform ends for crew safety, wide vision cupolas, and Stanray “reverse-diagonal” panel roofs.

IC Centralia Wide Vision Caboose with Pullman Standard Roof
The second 100 cabooses, built in 1972, featured Pullman Standard “bow-tie” panel roofs. All of these cabooses boasted modern features such as full electrical lighting and marker lights, bunks and high-back chairs, an oil heater, and roller bearing trucks. This modern fleet of IC Centralia wide vision cabooses served on IC, ICG, and now Canadian National continuously from 1970 to today, painted in a myriad of IC / ICG / ”New” IC / CN paint schemes. Additionally, many cabooses were sold to short lines and regional railroads.

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