HO ICC CA-11 Caboose with Lights & Sound, UP 'Snowbus' #25872 (ATHG-1463)

HO ICC CA-11 Caboose with Lights & Sound in Union Pacific Snowbus livery is a detailed, ready-to-run HO-scale caboose designed for realistic UP operations. Inside, it features a fully modeled interior—including a conductor’s desk, stove, sink, bathroom, and radio stand—and outside you’ll find see-through end platforms, etched metal window screens, and flush glazing. The car rides on machined metal wheels with RP25 contours and uses body-mounted scale knuckle‑spring couplers, with weight added for smooth operation across a broad range of tracks. It includes an on-board DCC decoder for operation in both DCC and analog (DC) layouts, with LED interior and marker lights that respond to control settings; it ships fully assembled and painted, and requires about an 18-inch minimum radius for curve clearance.

Snowbus variants capture Union Pacific’s distinctive refinements, including enclosed end porches, insulated non-opening windows, MU pedestals and hoses, and a center porch light for added visibility. The kit offers authentic variations such as original straight steps or modified steps and two window-screen options to reflect prototype differences. Other UP CA-11 configurations bring additional touches like lit high-mounted headlights, a roof-mounted air horn, and a brass bell, along with CA-11a prototype features and alternate porch and lighting arrangements. Across these versions the caboose retains detailed underframe components, interior realism, machined wheels, and LED lighting, while remaining NMRA-compatible for reliable operation with common DCC decoders on an HO layout.