Rapido N scale New Haven 8600-series coach Price: $59.99 Manufacturer Rapido Trains Inc. 500 Alden Rd., Unit 21 Markham, Ont. L3R 5H5 Era: 1947 to 1988, depending on paint scheme Road names: New York, New Haven & Hartford (delivery with skirts, McGinnis with skirts, McGinnis without skirts); Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) without skirts; Penn […]
ManuFacturer: Rapido Trains
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for November 2018
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page An O scale structure from Menards, an HO dome car from Rapido Trains, and an N scale Alco diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. are among the new products to arrive this month in Cody’s Office. Group technical editor Cody Grivno shows you […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for November 2018
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page An O scale structure from Menards, an HO dome car from Rapido Trains, and an N scale Alco diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. are among the new products to arrive this month in Cody’s Office. Group technical editor Cody Grivno shows you […]
Rapido Trains HO Budd Rail Diesel Car
Rapido Trains HO Budd Rail Diesel Car The car that revived branchline passenger operations for many railroads after World War II stands ready to do the same for HO scale railroads. Rapido Trains has released a highly accurate model of the Budd Rail Diesel Car, or RDC, in three body styles. Available equipped with an […]
Mike McGrattan’s Memorial Train visits the C&W
Mike McGrattan was a father, husband and empathetic citizen. He was also a well known N scale modeler and an employee of Rapido Trains. Mike passed away about a year ago, but he is far from forgotten. In his memory, members of The Railwire online community organized a special passenger train which has visited and […]
Mike McGrattan’s Memorial Train visits the C&W
Mike McGrattan was a father, husband and empathetic citizen. He was also a well known N scale modeler and an employee of Rapido Trains. Mike passed away about a year ago, but he is far from forgotten. In his memory, members of The Railwire online community organized a special passenger train which has visited and […]
Mike McGrattan’s Memorial Train visits the C&W
Mike McGrattan was a father, husband and empathetic citizen. He was also a well known N scale modeler and an employee of Rapido Trains. Mike passed away about a year ago, but he is far from forgotten. In his memory, members of The Railwire online community organized a special passenger train which has visited and […]
Rapido Trains HO scale New Haven 8600 series coaches
Rapido Trains HO scale New Haven 8600-series coach The model features realistic simulated stainless steel sides. The interior features individually painted seats and overhead lighting. Weather or no, go Rapido. With its highly detailed New York, New Haven & Hartford RR 8600-series coaches, it seems the Canadian manufacturer has adopted the popular New England railroad. […]
Rapido N scale EMD FL9
Rapido’s N scale EMD FL9 A split die-cast metal frame surrounds the motor and flywheels. Driveshafts transfer power to the trucks, driving four of the five axles, just like the prototype. N scale modelers who want to model commuter operations on the New York, New Haven & Hartford don’t have to pine for the HO […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for November 2016
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno heads down to the staff layout for a quick demo of the new HO scale New Haven 8600-series coaches from Rapido Trains. You’ll also see other new HO and N scale model train cars from Atlas, Fox […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for November 2016
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno heads down to the staff layout for a quick demo of the new HO scale New Haven 8600-series coaches from Rapido Trains. You’ll also see other new HO and N scale model train cars from Atlas, Fox […]
Video: Rapido Trains HO scale FL9
The Electro-Motive Division FL9 could operate as a diesel-electric or straight electric locomotive. This HO scale FL9 from Rapido Trains captures prototype-specific detail as well as the unique sounds of this dual-mode locomotive thanks to an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. Check out this video demo of the sound effects on our staff […]