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Dec 6, 2019 - HO Scale
Rapido Trains Inc. - HO Scale - 8600 Stainless Steel Coach Passenger Cars
Rapido Trains Inc. has announced new 8600 Stainless Steel Coach Passenger Cars
New Haven (NH) - Delivery With Skirts
New Haven (NH) - McGinnis With Skirts
New Haven (NH) - McGinnis Without Skirts
Penn Central (PC) - Without Skirts
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Boston - Without Skirts
Following the Osgood Bradley Lightweights and the iconic EMD FL9 locomotive, we are delighted to announce the introduction of another classic NH prototype to our HO scale range, the 8600-series "Stainless Steel" coaches.
The New Haven decided to modernize its fleet with new lightweight passenger cars. In December 1945 a large order was placed with Pullman-Standard for a variety of car styles, including 103 coaches. These were produced in the old Osgood Bradley factory in Worcester, MA, so they bear more than a passing resemblance to the Osgood Bradley Lightweights delivered in the 1930s. They are the perfect partner for the FL9.
The New Haven touted the 8600s as "the newest of the new in coach equipment - gleaming stainless steel on the outside, the last word in attractive decoration and design on the inside." The 8600-series coaches were ubiquitous, used on trains system-wide from delivery until the Penn Central years. Around three quarters of the coaches were later sold to MBTA and they remained in service in the Boston area until 1988! N scale Northeastern modellers have waited far too long for accurate models of these iconic cars. The wait will soon be over.
The Rapido HO scale 8600 coaches feature:
- Accurately scaled from original blueprints
- Correct tubular cross section with accurate Pullman-Standard stainless steel fluting profile
- Rapido's renowned stainless steel finish
- Partial skirting or no skirting as appropriate
- Full underbody detail
- Separate grab irons, factory-installed
- All-new 41-BNO-11 outside swinghanger trucks
- Full interior detail
- Battery-powered constant lighting for DC and DCC layouts
- Can operate on 11" radius curves
- Many car numbers available per paint scheme
For a comlpete list of Rapido Passenger Cars Click here
Order Due Date: March 17, 2020
Anticipated Delivery Date: December 2020
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