Rapido Electro-Motive Division E8 Amtrak No. 4316
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: With dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $399.95
Era: 1971
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Electro-Motive Division E8 Amtrak No. 4316 features:
- Plastic and etched-metal details
- Unique nose with missing MU door
- Correct back ends, steam generator details and Farr side grills
- Passenger pilot
- Rebuilt side panels without portholes
- No fuel tank skirts
- PRR-style nose lift lugs
- Die-cast metal chassis
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- Light-emitting diode lighting including headlights, class lights, backup lights, ground lights, cab lights, and more
Release date: Available now
Road names: Amtrak (“Day One” scheme in black with “Arrow” logo in blue and red).
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