Bay Area Rapid Transit Legacy Fleet
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: A-B-B-A with dual-mode sound decoder, $712.45; A-B-B-A with direct-current, $522.45; C end car with dual-mode sound decoder, $322.95; direct-current C end car, $218.45; A end car with display case; $142.45; B intermediate car, $85.45.
Era: 1972–present
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Bay Area Rapid Transit Legacy Fleet features:
- Track-powered interior lighting compatible with DC and DCC layouts
- Directional headlights and red tail lights
- Euro-style close-coupling system
- Full, multi-color interior detailing
- Low-profile drive system in A and C cars
- Underbody details, including separate electrical lines, conduit, and equipment boxes
- Detailed, non-operating couplers on A and C cars
- Minimum radius: 18”; recommended radius: 22”
Release date: To be announced
Paint schemes: Bay Area Rapid Transit (white and blue).
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