News & Reviews News Bay Area Rapid Transit Legacy Fleet announced by Rapido

Bay Area Rapid Transit Legacy Fleet announced by Rapido

By Bryson Sleppy | September 9, 2022

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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: 1972present

Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com

Drawing of rapid transit cars with white background
Bay Area Rapid Transit Legacy Fleet

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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