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Rapido Trains
is developing three new N scale models includ-
ing a caboose, gondola, and bulkhead flatcar. The models are
being produced exclusively for
Prairie Shadows Model Railway
Company
of Winnipeg, Manitoba
). The
photos are of early test shots from the new tooling.
The Canadian National Pointe St. Charles steel caboose fea-
tures separate grab irons, complete interior details, replication
of complex underbody details, working marker and inte-
rior lights activated by a magnetic wand, and body-mounted
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Micro-Trains® couplers. The initial production run will come in
12 different road numbers at $49.99 each USD. Availability is
tentative scheduled for late summer or early fall.
The gondola replicates a 14-panel 52' 6" steel prototype with
drop-ends built in Canada in the 1950s. Features include full
details on both the outside and interior of the side panels;
complete underbody detail with separate piping; die-cast floor
(for weight); and body-mounted Micro-Trains® couplers. Paint
schemes on the initial release will be Toronto, Hamilton and
Buffalo (black body); Canadian National (boxcar red); Canadian
National (boxcar red, wet noodle scheme); Canadian Pacific
(black); and CP Rail (red body with pacman logo).
The prototype of the
new N scale bulk-
head flatcar was built
at Hawker-Siddeley's
Trenton Works in 1974.
Features of the ready-
to-run model include
etched ladders, full
underbody detail with
separate piping; die-
cast frame, and body-mounted Micro-Trains® couplers. Road
names on the initial release will be Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
(black body, green ends); Canadian National (boxcar red);
CN-ex NAFX (red body); and BCIT-British Columbia Railways.
Availability of the gondola and bulkhead flat car is expected
in the fall. Each road name will be available in six dif-
ferent numbers. Undecorated models will also be avail-
able. All versions will be priced at $32.95 USD each.
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