Canadian Pacific Budd coaches and VIA Rail HEP-equipped coaches
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $124.95
Era: 1954 to present (varies depending on scheme)
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Features
- Simulated stainless steel finish
- HEP 2 cars have new side window arrangement
- HEP 1 and HEP 2 cars have new end tooling with HEP receptacles and cables
- Track-powered interior lighting compatible with direct current and Digital Command Control
- Underbody detail including air, steam, and electrical lines
- Factory-installed metal grab irons, stirrup steps, and end gates
- D22 brake equipment and piping
- 41-NDO-11 trucks with end frames
- Full, multi-color interior detail
- 3-D CP beaver shields on CPR models
- Sprung diaphragms
- Metal Macdonald-Cartier knuckle couplers
Release date: TBA
Road names: Canadian Pacific (maroon and Action Red) and VIA Rail (early, HEP 1 [blue band Canada scheme and Renaissance green scheme], HEP 2 (club and coach with blue and yellow band, economy in Renaissance green scheme, and business in Renaissance gray scheme). Also available painted stainless steel but unlettered (HEP 1, HEP 2, and standard Budd coach).
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