proprietary stain-
less steel finish
that involves
spraying each
model with a
series of different
finishes at differ-
ent temperatures.
There is a long
list of features
worth noting on
these models.
The interior is
fully detailed
with see-through
arm rests, win-
dow blinds at
random heights,
and track-powered lighting including interior dome lights.
Underbody details include air conditioning equipment; battery
boxes; generators; air reservoirs; water tanks; and all air, steam,
and electrical lines. Also operating diaphragms with etched-
metal end gates, individual grab irons, and correct trucks with
metal wheelsets.
Road names with
several car num-
bers per scheme
include Amtrak
Phase I,
Baltimore &
Ohio, Canadian
National (noodle
scheme), CN
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(green), Canadian Pacific (maroon), CP (red), Delaware &
Hudson, Illinois Central, Missouri Pacific (Eagle scheme), Norfolk
& Western, Seaboard Coast Line, VIA Rail Canada (original
scheme), Wabash, and stainless steel (unlettered).
Rapido’s mid-train dome
cars have an MSRP of
$109.00. The order
deadline is November
17, 2014, with delivery
in the first half of 2015.
For reservations or addi-
tional information go
to
Rapido shared
these CAD ren-
derings of its
forthcoming
EMD FL9 (New
Haven class
EDER- 5) locomo-
tive. Rapido is
working toward
delivering both
HO and N scale versions of the unique FL9, a dual-power loco-
motive capable of diesel-electric operation as well as functioning
as an electric locomotive powered from a third rail.
Due to weight restrictions on portions of the New Haven line,
the FL9 was built with a three-axle rear truck giving it a B-A1A
wheel arrangement. Flexicoil trucks were used since they pro-
vided room for the pneumatically operated third shoe and its
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