Introduction

Rapido Trains 162018 HO Scale C-40-3 Steel Caboose Southern Pacific “Gothic NO Roofwalk” SP 1208

Rapido is excited to offer SPs iconic C-40-3 caboose, including several of the unique paint schemes and car variations that occurred over its long 40+ year service life. Starting in 1940, Southern Pacifics Los Angeles General Shops constructed 185 C-40-3 cabooses, numbered SP 1050-1234. Additionally, subsidiary Texas & New Orleans received 30 C-40-3s, numbered 400-429.

Beginning in the mid-50s, C-40-3s went through an initial modernization – train radios were added, marker lamps were replaced with frogeye electric marker lights on the roof, the roofwalk on the cupola was removed, wind-wings were added to the cupolas side windows, and a tool box was replaced with a battery box.

By the 1960s, C-40-3s began to appear more in local service, and gradually most cars had some windows blanked out and/or window screens added. In the mid-70s, the green and red frog light markers were replaced with a single red light, due to an FRA safety mandate. Certain cars had roofwalks removed and end ladders cut down, while others kept roofwalks until retirement.

FEATURES:

• Multiple window styles based on the era
• Multiple roofwalk configurations based on the era
• Working roof marker lights where appropriate
• Full, painted interior
• Operating interior lights
• Multiple optional parts based on era
• Full underframe details
• Factory-installed semi-scale couplers

NOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown. Preliminary artwork and drawings, subject to changes or revisions prior to production.