Rapido Trains Announces "Panorama" Their New Line of "N" Scale Passanger Cars

That is right - Rapido Trains - "N" Scale - Passanger Cars. Their new line is call "Panorama" and it is their first offering in "N" Scale.

The following is the text of the message from the, President of Rapido Trains:

Ever since I started Rapido Trains Inc. I've had requests for N scale. I never thought we could bring the same level of detail to N scale as we had to HO. A few months ago I had a chat with my chief engineer and he thought we could do it... so we've done it.

Our N scale line is called Panorama, after the CN train of the same name which ran during the "golden years" of CN passenger services, the 1960s. While North American passenger train services experienced an unprecedented decline during that decade, CN was growing its passenger business by leaps and bounds. It leased cars from the States and bought sleepers, dome cars and lounge cars from several railroads - including Milwaukee Road, Florida East Coast and Erie-Lackawanna - to bolster its customer-focused motto of "Traveliving."

Just as CN invested in better passenger trains in the 1960s, we've invested in a better N scale passenger car for 2009. The Panorama Line passenger cars present an unprecedented level of detail for N scalers.

All "Panorama" Passanger Cars Feature:

Super-detailed underbody
Body-mounted Micro-Trains® couplers
Stunning trucks molded on all four sides
Fixed steps or partial skirts, as appropriate
All air, steam and electrical lines represented
Insulated 36" metal wheelsets (no pizza cutters!)
Flush windows with painted gaskets and shades
Full interior detail including armrests and headrests
Diaphragms with etched brass end gates (not shown)
Painted metal roof grab irons applied at the factory
Multiple car names and/or numbers per paint scheme
Will operate smoothly on curves down to 11" radius
"Easy-Peasy" battery-powered interior lighting operated by magnetic wand (included)

First Test Samples of N Scale Panorama Cars

(rivits & weld lines not yet added

A closer look at some of the details

Road Names:

Amtrak (Phase 1)
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian National (1954 Scheme)
Canadian National (Wet Noodle)
Chicago & North Western
Erie-Lackawanna
Great Northern
Milwaukee Road (1950 scheme)
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
VIA Rail Canada
Undecorated

$ 47.95

More information about car numbers and product numbers will be posted as soon as released by Rapido Trains.

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