Uncataloged O Gauge Premier Nickel Plate Road and U.S. Army Cars Announced

July 26, 2019 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced several uncataloged Premier O Scale freight cars in Nickel Plate Road and U.S. Army liveries exclusively for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Stockyard Express. Each car is limited in production and is only available directly from Stockyard Express .

Bay Window Caboose

As freight cars grew taller, observing a train from the cupola of a caboose became increasingly difficult. In the wooden car era, another problem with cupola cabooses was sagging roofs. In an effort to solve these problems, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown railroad introduced the bay window caboose in 1923. (In fact, however, bay windows had been used on New York & Harlem Railroad passenger cars as far back as the 1850s, to enable conductors to better anticipate station arrivals.)

In 1930 the Baltimore & Ohio became the first railroad to adopt the bay window style as its standard caboose; it never purchased another cupola model. During the same decade, the Milwaukee Road and the Northern Pacific built substantial bay window fleets as well.

But it was immediately after World War II that the bay window design became widespread, as car heights increased significantly and cupolas became less and less useful. As with diesels and other modern freight cars, these postwar bay window cabooses were part of the shift away from customized, railroad-specific locos and cars toward standardized designs produced in large quantities on efficient assembly lines. Key builders of bay window cabooses included International Car Company and American Car & Foundry.

Item No. 20-91678 Nickel Plate Road Bay Window Caboose
MSRP: $74.95
Arriving: Jan. 2020

Flat Car w/ (2) PUP Trailers

MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes.

Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers which makes it even easier than ever to combine them into a multi-car consist. Many of MTH’s Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatility to your layout.

Item No. 20-95405 U.S. Army Bay Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No.: DDDX 1948
MSRP: $79.95
Arriving: Aug. 2019

Item No. 20-95406 U.S. Army Bay Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No.: DDDX 1949
MSRP: $79.95
Arriving: Aug. 2019

Item No. 20-95407 Nickel Plate Road Bay Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No's: 3331, 3336
MSRP: $79.95
Arriving: Aug. 2019

Item No. 20-95409 Nickel Plate Road Bay Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No.: 3334
MSRP: $79.95
Arriving: Aug. 2019

Item No. 20-95410 Nickel Plate Road Bay Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No.: 3337
MSRP: $79.95
Arriving: Aug. 2019

Each of these items is exclusively available from Stockyard Express. Contact them directly for ordering details.

Stockyard Express
49293 Plate Road
Oberlin, OH 44074
(440)774-2131
www.stockyardexpressllc.com
Email: stockyardexpress@aol.com

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