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Sep 11, 2020 - HO Scale

Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Orders Due!

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Due Dates Extended!

With regards to our HO Comet commuter cars, we will be adjusting the prices of some items moving forward. This is directly related to higher-than-expected licensing fees as a result of negotiations with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) and New Jersey Transit (NJT). 

 

Please note if you've already gotten your orders in, then that price has been locked in and will not change. The revised prices only apply to new orders or additional quantities to existing orders.



 

Rapido Trains has announced new Comet Passenger Cars

Rapido new commuter car series

Introduced by Pullman-Standard as a replacement for aging commuter cars, the soon nicknamed “Comet” cars were first built between 1970 and 1973 for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad’s services out of New Jersey.

Given their success with the E-L and then New Jersey Transit, the use of the Comet car quickly spread to other commuter agencies. Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority received their first cars in 1978, Metro-North and Connecticut DOT (or ConnDOT) in 1983, Philadelphia’s SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) in 1987, and Montreal’s AMT (Agence métropolitaine de transport) in 1989. In 2008, SEPTA and Frontrunner of Salt Lake City received original E-L/ NJT Comet cars to bolster their fleets. Additionally, LA’s Metrolink leased the Frontrunner cars from 2008 to 2010 due to a fleet shortage.

The original “Comet” cars built for the E-L were designed strictly for low platforms, but upgrades to the car design by Pullman- Standard (and later Bombardier) evolved the “Comet” design to support both high- and low-platform boarding, and feature amenities such as on-board washrooms, accessible seating and, after 1990, a wide center door for high-platform boarding.


Rapido brings its experience with passenger car models to this long forgotten fleet of cars used for commuter travel across major cities in the United States and Canada. The Rapido cars will feature the same great attention to detail you’ve come to expect, including free- rolling wheels, detailed underbodies, interior lighting and more.

 


Rapido new commuter car series

 

A Northeastern Commuter Classic

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Introduced by Pullman-Standard as a replacement for aging commuter cars, the soon nicknamed “Comet” cars were frst built between 1970 and 1973 for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad’s services out of New Jersey.

Given their success with the E-L and then New Jersey Transit, the use of the Comet car quickly spread to other commuter agencies. Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority received their first cars in 1978, Metro-North and Connecticut DOT (or ConnDOT) in 1983, Philadelphia’s SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)

 in 1987, and Montreal’s AMT (Agence métropolitaine de transport) in 1989. In 2008, SEPTA and Frontrunner of Salt Lake City received original E-L/NJT Comet cars to bolster their fleets. Additionally, LA’s Metrolink leased the Frontrunner cars from 2008 to 2010 due to a fleet shortage.

 


 

No Detail Left Behind

3D Underbody rendering Rapido Commuter cars

The original “Comet” cars built for the E-L were designed strictly for low platforms, but evolution of the car design by Pullman and later Bombardier evolved the “Comet” design to support both high- and low-platform boarding, on-board washrooms, accessible seating and, after 1990, a wide center door for high-level platform boarding.

Rapido brings its experience with passenger car models to this long forgotten fleet of cars used for commuter travel across major cities in the United States and Canada. The Rapido cars will feature the same great attention to detail you’ve come to expect, including free-rolling wheels, detailed underbodies, interior lighting and more.

The Rapido N and HO scale Comet cars feature:

  • Controllable interior and cab car lighting
  • Full underbody and interior detail
  • Correct inside-bearing trucks with metal wheelsets
  • Accurate painting and lettering
  • Tinted windows
  • Constant interior lighting in DC and DCC
  • Metal side grab irons

 

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Order Due Date: April 20, 2020 September 15, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: August 2020 Spring 2021


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Product Details

Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - Montreal AMT (Agence Métropolitaine De Transport), 2 Coaches Available #s: 720, 728 & 1 Cab Car #701 - Grey/Blue/White With White Logo - Cab Cars Have Controllable Head, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128501
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - Montreal AMT (Agence Métropolitaine De Transport), 2 Coaches Available #s: 723, 734 & 1 Cab Car #704 - Grey/Blue/White With White Logo - Cab Cars Have Controllable Head, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128502
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - Montreal AMT (Agence Métropolitaine De Transport), Unnumbered - Grey/Blue/White With White Logo - Include Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128503
$119.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - ConnDOT (Conn. Dept. Of Transport.), 2 Coaches Available #s: 6258 (Branchville), 6264 (Norwalk) & 1 Cab Car #6201 (The Connecticut Yankee) - Grey/Red With White Lettering & White/Blue Logo - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128504
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - ConnDOT (Conn. Dept. Of Transport.), 2 Coaches Available #s: 6260 (Redding), 6266 (Cannondale) & 1 Cab Car #6203 (The Danbury Hatter) - Grey/Red With White Lettering & White/Blue Logo - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128505
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - ConnDOT (Conn. Dept. Of Transport.), Unnumbered - Grey/Red With White Lettering & White/Blue Logo - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128506
$119.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - Boston MBTA (Mass. Bay Transport. Authority), 2 Coaches Available #s: 607, 620 & 1 Cab Car #1634 - Grey/Purple/Yellow - Cab Car Has Controllable Head, Marker & Ditch Lights - Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128507
$417.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - Boston MBTA (Mass. Bay Transport. Authority), 2 Coaches Available #s: 611, 638 & 1 Cab Car #1647 - Grey/Purple/Yellow - Cab Car Has Controllable Head, Marker & Ditch Lights - Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128508
$417.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - Boston MBTA (Mass. Bay Transport. Authority), Unnumbered - Grey/Purple/Yellow - Includes Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128509
$129.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - New York MNCR (Metro-North Commuter Railroad), 2 Coaches Available #s: 6152 (Poughkeepsie), 6170 (Empire State) & 1 Cab Car #6115 (The Knickerbocker) - Grey/Blue With White Lettering & Logo - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128510
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - New York MNCR (Metro-North Commuter Railroad), 2 Coaches Available #s: 6158 (New Hamburg), 6190 (Commodore Vanderbilt) & 1 Cab Car #6123 (American Eagle) - Grey/Blue With White Lettering & Logo - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128511
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - New York MNCR (Metro-North Commuter Railroad), Unnumbered - Grey/Blue With White Lettering & Logo - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128512
$119.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - New Jersey Transit (NJT), 2 Coaches Available #s: 5624, 5661 & 1 Cab Car #5139 - Grey/Black/Orange/Red/Blue With Black Lettering - Cab Cars Have Controllable Headlights, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128513
$417.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - New Jersey Transit (NJT), 2 Coaches Available #s: 5640, 5684 & 1 Cab Car #5142 - Grey/Black/Orange/Red/Blue With Black Lettering - Cab Cars Have Controllable Headlights, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128514
$417.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - New Jersey Transit (NJT), Unnumbered - Grey/Black/Orange/Red/Blue With Black Lettering - Cab Cars Have Controllable Headlights, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128515
$129.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - Philadelphia S.E. Pennsylvania Transportation Auth. (SEPTA), 2 Coaches Available #s: 2506, 2523 & 1 Cab Car #2409 - Grey/Red/Blue - Cab Cars Have Controllable Headlights, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128516
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - 3-Car Set - Philadelphia S.E. Pennsylvania Transportation Auth. (SEPTA), 2 Coaches Available #s: 2512, 2519 & 1 Cab Car #2402 - Grey/Red/Blue - Cab Cars Have Controllable Headlights, Marker & Ditch Lights - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128517
$379.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - Philadelphia S.E. Pennsylvania Transportation Auth. (SEPTA), Unnumbered - Grey/Red/Blue - Include Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128518
$119.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Single Coach - Undecorated - Painted, But Unlettered - Includes Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128519
$119.95
Rapido Trains - HO Scale - Comet Passenger Cars - Cab - Undecorated - Painted, But Unlettered - Cab Cars Have Controllable Headlights, Marker & Ditch Lights - Includes Numbering Decals - Expected Release Date: 2021-05-01
224-128520
$119.95

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