window blinds, individually molded seats and antimacassars,
and simulated etched-glass decorative panels. The interior
lighting is track-powered. Canadian flag and “Canada” decals
are included with each car.Pricing and ordering information are
available on their website.
Rapido continues development work on HO scale versions of
the Canadian-built FPA-4 and FPB-4 passenger locomotives.
The model is being produced by Rapido exclusively for MLW,
which is a contemporary model train investment company, not
the now defunct Montreal Locomotive Works.
However, it will be available through all regular Rapido dealer
outlets. The FPA-2 profile and Alco 251 prime mover made the
prototypes unique to Canadian National. They were delivered
from Montreal Locomotive Works in 1958 and ‘59 and contin-
ued in Canadian and American main line service into the late
1980s. Many of the retired FPA-4 and FPB-4 locomotives have
found new life on tourist railroads across the United States.
A principal feature of the model is the accurate rendering
of the unique FA nose. The design of the HO scale nose is
based on a series of 3D scans of a prototype FA locomotive at
