Scale: N (1:160)
Price: Single car, $36.95; three-pack, $110.85; and six-pack, $221.70
Era: 1976 to present (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Features
- Separate, factory-applied uncoupling levers, door latch mechanism, and end ladders
- Detailed Hydra-Cushion underframe
- Underbody brake rigging
- Road-number specific paint patches where appropriate
Release date: Available now
Road names: Amtrak (green and phase 4, single car and three-pack), Columbus & Greenville (Southern Pacific patchout, single car and six-pack), Golden West Service (Ventura County reporting marks, single car and two six-packs), Southern Pacific (as-delivered [single car and two six-packs] and Golden West Service patchout [single car and six-pack]); and Union Pacific (Mineral Red repaint with shield herald and SP reporting marks, single car and six-pack). Also available undecorated (single car only).
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