Rapido HO Amtrak Non-Powered Control Unit
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $239.95; with dual-mode sound decoder, $289.95
Era: Mid-1990s to present (varies based on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Rapido HO Amtrak Non-Powered Control Unit features:
- Enlarged marker lights
- Etched-metal radiator grills and windshield wipers
- Factory-installed grab irons and handrails
- Five-pole, skew-wound motor
- Illuminated strobe lights, marker lights, and number boxes
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Macdonald-Cartier metal couplers
- Nathan K5LA air horn
- Operating, flashing ditch lights
- Plastic truck sideframes with factory-applied brake cylinders, snubbers, and spring hangers
- Rooftop air conditioner
- Supplementary air reservoirs
Release date: Available now
Road names: Amtrak (phase 3, phase 5, phase 5 Downeaster, and Salutes Our Veterans paint schemes). Two to three numbers per scheme.
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