Rapido HO Trains EMD GP40
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Single unit — direct current, $239.95; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $349.95. Locomotive with slug — direct current, $449.95; with ESU LokSound V5 decoder, $669.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St, Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Rapido Trains HO EMD GP40 diesel locomotive features:
- Ditch lights and beacons as appropriate
- Fully powered slug
- Metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
- Mo-Power capacitor
- Multiple truck sideframes and dynamic brake hatches
- Operating headlights, rear lights, and white class lights
- Prototype-specific battery boxes
- Road-name-specific details
- Road-number-specific fuel tank sizes
- See-through, etched-metal steps
- Separate, factory-applied grab irons and handrails
- Underframe detail, including traction motor cables, air filters, and other factory-applied parts
Release date: Available now
Road names: Western Pacific (silver and orange, 1970+); Canadian National (large “wet noodle” herald, 1967+; stripes, 1978+; and GP40R with website and Illinois Central reporting marks, 2012+); Illinois Central (GP40R with Operation Lifesaver logo, mid-1990s); Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow, 1982+ [single unit and with slug]); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (block scheme, 1989+); St. Louis Southwestern (scarlet and gray, 1966+); Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray [single unit and with slug], 1997+); and Wisconsin Central (maroon and gold, 1994+). One to four road numbers per paint scheme.
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