HO GEN ICC Cupola Caboose w/Lights & Sound, MP #12245

The Missouri Pacific took control of the KOG in 1964 and gradually began repainting these into MP’s caboose red paint scheme with their Buzzsaw herald. What followed was a messy transition of lettering and numbering. Between 1965 and 1966, MP rebuilt these cabooses adding radio equipment and replaced the coal stove with an oil burning stove requiring a blanking of one window for the oil tank positioned inside. Traditional side-mounted lanterns were replaced with rear marker lights and white light for backing and train inspections. A sharp eye will also note the under-slung toolbox replaced with battery boxes as well as heralds added to the end platforms. Another renumbering saw further revisions as roof walks were removed and end ladders truncated.