Rapido HO General Electric 44-ton diesel
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speakers, $199.95; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder and MoPower capacitor system, $309.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St, Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Rapido HO General Electric 44-ton diesel features:
- Coreless motor with dual flywheels
- Direct-current models have factory-installed speakers
- Full cab interior
- Heavy, die-cast metal chassis and fuel tanks
- Multiple body phases (Phase Ia/b, Ic, II, III, and IV)
- Photo-etched cab steps
- Separate, factory-applied door latches
Release date: Available now
Road names: Claremont & Concord; Burlington Northern (CB&Q patchout); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Erie; Great Northern; Greater Winnipeg Water District; Illinois Central; Lehigh Valley; Middletown & New Jersey; New York, New Haven & Hartford; New York, Ontario & Western; Pacific Electric; Penn Central; Strasburg RR; and Western Maryland. One to two road numbers per paint scheme; also available painted (Industrial Blue, Industrial Red, and Industrial Yellow) but unlettered and undecorated (multiple Phases).
Read a review of a model from Rapido’s first run of the GE 44-ton diesel, and watch a video of the center-cab locomotive in operation, on Trains.com.
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