Rapido Electro-Motive Division E8 executive units
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: A-A two-unit set, DC, $459.90; DC/DCC, sound, $669.90.
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Electro-Motive Division E8 executive units feature:
- Correct HEP muffler and hatch
- Roof-mounted cooling coils, non-skirted fuel tanks
- Heavy die-cast chassis
- Numerous road-specific detail parts in both plastic and etched metal.
- Available in A-A sets
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Canadian National, Illinois Central
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