London, Ontario in the late 1950s. The prototype is still in
CN service today, as well as on several shortlines in Canada
and the US. The HO scale model will be available deco-
rated for Northern Alberta Railway and the two Canadian
National schemes shown here. An undecorated model will
also be offered. Availablity is planned for the first quarter
of 2014. Like the prototype, the NAR and CN 1000 series
GMD-1 will have A-1-A six-wheel trucks. The CN
1900-series will be equipped with four-wheel Flexicoil
trucks and a steam generator for passenger mainline and
switching duties. The ready-to-run locomotive will be avail-
able for standard DC and with a DCC sound decoder. Visit
the above website for additional specifications and pricing.
Also coming from
Rapido in 2014 is a
52’ 6” mill gondola
with drop ends.
Photos of pre-pro-
duction samples
(above) show the
positionable end,
interior rivets and
tie-down details, delicate Z bracing, and individual wire
grab irons.
Rapido Trains
is now func-
tioning as a
distributor
for China’s
CMR Line
of HO scale
models based
on Chinese
prototypes. Currently available is CMR’s new SS3 electric
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