Rapido wide vision caboose question

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Kermit

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I see that Rapido is offering their wide vision caboose decorated for the Rock Island. I've read that this caboose was mainly built and used in Canada. Did the Rock Island ever own any cabooses (cabeese?) of this type? I'm skeptical. Information please. Thank you!
 
Rock Island did have some wide vision cabooses, but they were NOT of Canadian design!!! I don,t believe ANY U.S. railroad bought any CP style cabooses.
 


By just eyeballing, it looks like those wide vision cabooses on the Rock Island site are the spitting image of the Athearn wide vision caboose.
 
I would welcome such a comparison, especially if it turns out they are both good items. It would suggest to me that the hobby is enjoying a period when RTR items are among the finest produced in HO plastic, and that there is good stiff competition to help keep prices in check, or at least some alternatives to the priciest ones . :)

-Crandell
 
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