Just got the new Weaver CN Brass Caboose both white and green leaf for 2 rail.
Very heavy model not something to put on the end of a light string of cars and for now anyways it rolls like a boat anchor. Perhaps after some running it will roll a bit better but a bit sluggish now. There is a small light inside but you need almost full volts 12-16 to see it and it illuminates just the interior and the bulb is visible from the top windows. A couple of benches from what I could see in side but no upper seats or floor or ladders or anything.

Very sharp detailing all around. The marker lights are nice but not lit.

They look GREAT! I am still waiting for mine to show up. Al

One thing about cabooses such as that great looking model, was that the lighting inside was usually only one or two kerosene wall lamps. They never were very bright to start with. So the dimness of the light in that caboose seems prototypical.

One lamp was located at the seats and table close to the stove. This was the conductor's 'office.' Another lamp might be located on the wall where the bunks were located.

After the conductor got his paperwork done for a night run, lamps were turned low to dim them. The caboose crew (conductor and rear brakeman) also had to observe both sides of the train from the coupola (or bay, if a bay window caboose) when underway. Keeping the lights dimmed made it easier to see out into the dark.

Ed Bommer

I guess my point on the lighting is that if you are going to put so much resistance on the wheels with the wipers to insure that the lighting works, there is not much point to it if it does no light the marker lights. At regular volts for operation under dc transformer operation the interior lights cannot be seen or the interior lighting viewed other then seeing the bulb through the top windows. So not much point of having this much drag if the lights are not effective! Could remove the wipers so the caboose rolls better or hate to do it but pull it apart to try to install working marker lights to justify the added drag of the caboose on the train, it really weights it down a lot and adds considerable drag with not rolling freely.