Bachmann (China) 36' Wide Vision Caboose


These models date back to the early days of N scale (late 60s / early 70s). And at least as of this 2023 writing, Bachmann is still cranking them out (as part of their "Silver Series" line of freight cars).

More recent releases will have E-Z Mate couplers. Older versions will have Rapido-style couplers or one-piece knuckle couplers.

I'm told that this model is based on a Morrison International Car Company Rock Island prototype (said prototype being shorter than most such cars).

Here's what Bachmann has to say about them -

The Wide-Vision Caboose (also known as Extended-Vision Caboose) was designed with a wider cupola projecting from its sides. After World War II, train cars began to be taller and wider than their predecessors. The extended cupola assisted the train's crew in seeing beyond both the tops and sides of the train cars ahead. This caboose design saw service on most US railroads.

Silver Series features -

- Highly detailed painted bodies with precision graphics
- Blackened machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Magnetically operated, body-mounted E-Z Mate Mark II couplers
- Non-magnetic blackened brass axles with needle-point bearings
- Celcon trucks
- Added weight for optimum tracking performance


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