Athearn RTR 74030 HO Scale Cupola Caboose Rock Island RI 17870 Mini T 2.0 Team Associated FT ball bearings

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Modular design allows easy expansion with additional kits

The U50 was 83 feet 6 inches long and towered over most contemporary locomotives at 15 feet 10 inches tall

90" wheels

Classic metal plating wheels and truck tires

Athearn RTR 74030 HO Scale Cupola Caboose Rock Island RI 17870 Mini T 2.0 Team Associated FT ball bearingsAthearn RTR 74030 HO Scale Cupola Caboose Rock Island RI 17870 Perhaps one of the most recognizable icons of American railroading, the caboose completed the train. Cabooses provided shelter for crew at the end of the train. The cupola, which projected above the roof, provided an elevated location for the conductor and rear brakeman to observe their train. They would be on the lookout for overheating wheel bearings, shifting loads, damaged equipment