Road Name: CSX Road Number: 1897 Product Line: Premier Scale: O Scale System: 3-Rail Features: • Illuminated interior w/ crew figures • Flashing warning light on rear • All metal grab irons • Die-cast chassis • Barber-Bettendorf caboose trucks with rotating bearing caps • Optional scale couplers supplied with all 3-rail cars • Minimum diameter curve: O-36 (3-Rail) Overview: Based on prototypes that were built during the 1960s, these cabooses were popular on railroads from coast-coast. With the advancement of the End-of- Train device, cabooses slowly began to fall out of favor. However, in the early 2000’s, “shoving platforms” began to appear as a place to safely house a crew when a reverse move was required. Instead of riding on the side of a freight car, the crew member now has a safe place to stand, while guiding the rear of a reverse move. Atlas’ shoving platform cabooses will feature blanked out windows (Where appropriate).
