Bluford Shops 41180 N Scale Kansas City Southern ICC Bay Window Caboose 301

This month we are announcing a new group of road names on our N scale International Car Bay Window Cabooses including the half-bay window design and Phases 1, 2 and 4. Ladders and running boards will be included on appropriate paint schemes for each version. The ready-to-run models will feature magnetically operating knuckle couplers, metal wheels, wire grab irons, window “glass”, and plenty of weight.

Kansas City Southern had long been a fan of the bay window caboose concept, having rebuilt a number of single sheathed boxcars into cabooses beginning in 1940. In 1963 KCS went to International Car for this group of Phase 1 cars. Not to be confused with the later stainless steel cabooses, these cars were painted in the Deramus Red scheme. Note the prototype cars were delivered with rare Rockwell trucks – a style that is not mass produced in any scale. We are substituting roller bearing caboose trucks for this run.

Note: Pictures may be of another Road Number.