HO Scale - Class One Model Works - Peaked Roof Caboose - Santa Fe ATSF #2300

CB00209

The Santa Fe went back to the drawing board before building the 2201 - 2300 class waycars primarily to create a new roof, incorporate AB brakes and a Duryea underframe.

These cars had a foot longer wheelbase than their radial roof or 500 class sisters and were nearly two feet longer over the coupler pulling faces due to the Duryea underframes. At 50,400 pounds the cars were also the heaviest waycars the company owned.

Minor construction changes had occurred with each class of cars delivered or built in-house. It is unknown why the radial roofs were superseded with the peaked variation. However, it is probable that many freight cars being constructed at the time were using the same peaked panels that were included in the 2201 - 2300 series cars. The decision to include these panels in the waycar program was probably based on the premise that the panels were plentiful, and the tooling, equipment and trained men were available to install them.

Features

• Peaked roofs with flat cupola/car sides
• Appropriate etched metal roofwalks:
• Kass grate roofwalk
• Morton roofwalk
• Underside tool cellar installation
• Proper cupola railing type application
• Full cupola periphery
• Corner-only rails
• Separately applied wire railings and grab irons
• "Wood" end platform and etched step grating
• Removal of underframe tool cellars (boxes) where appropri-ate.
• Stunning ATSF paint and lettering
• Thin window glazing
• Journal box lube data where appropriate
• Stylized Circle-Cross reflectors where applicable
• Frame-mounted Dayco belt driven generator
• Etched wig-wag signals where appropriate
• Ground plane antenna platform as appropriate
• Double hung windows with window screen
• ASF Ride-Control or Swing Motion Trucks as applied to prototype.
• Operating corner mounted marker lights
• CNC machined and polished-tread wheelsets