 | |||||||
| |||||||
Uncataloged Premier O Scale Bay Window Cabooses AnnouncedSeptember 16, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced two exclusive Premier O Scale Bay Window Cabooses for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Berwyn's Toys & Trains of Berwyn, Illinois. The cabooses will be available in two very limited car numbers on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in December 2022.
Item No. 20-91783 Missouri Pacific Bay Window Caboose Item No. 20-91784 Missouri Pacific Bay Window Caboose
Item No. 20-91785 Rock Island Bay Window Caboose Item No. 20-91786 Rock Island Bay Window Caboose ABOUT THE BAY WINDOW CABOOSE As freight cars grew taller, observing a train from the cupola of a caboose became increasingly difficult. In the wooden car era, another problem with cupola cabooses was sagging roofs. In an effort to solve these problems, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown railroad introduced the bay window caboose in 1923. (In fact, however, bay windows had been used on New York & Harlem Railroad passenger cars as far back as the 1850s, to enable conductors to better anticipate station arrivals.) In 1930 the Baltimore & Ohio became the first railroad to adopt the bay window style as its standard caboose; it never purchased another cupola model. During the same decade, the Milwaukee Road and the Northern Pacific built substantial bay window fleets as well. But it was immediately after World War II that the bay window design became widespread, as car heights increased significantly and cupolas became less and less useful. As with diesels and other modern freight cars, these postwar bay window cabooses were part of the shift away from customized, railroad-specific locos and cars toward standardized designs produced in large quantities on efficient assembly lines. Key builders of bay window cabooses included International Car Company and American Car & Foundry. ORDER DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL OR PHONE FROM: Berwyn's Toys & Trains |
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2022 Premier O Scale AC4400 Diesel Locomotives in four popular paint schemes beginning late this year. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities in two cab numbers and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in December 2022. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2022 Premier O Scale Erie 0-8-8-0 Steam Locomotives in three exciting paint schemes beginning early next. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in March 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 Premier O Scale Waffle Box Cars in four exciting paint schemes beginning early next year. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in April 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. | ||||||
        | |||||||
| Follow Us On
| |||||||
| © 2022 M.T.H. Electric Trains 6660 Santa Barbara Road - Suite 20, Elkridge, MD 21075 (410)381-2580 | |||||||
Original Post
