Rapido - HO Scale - FP9A - Canadian National 1954 Scheme - # 6542 (DCC w/Sound)(GPA-17e Class)(Bell Included)(48"FANS/ Post 1958 Version) (SKU 224-220573)
Available On: January 1, 2020
Canadian National 1954 Scheme
While almost all FP9As were repainted by the end of 1962, a few were still in older colours for another year.
The True North Locomotives Canadian National FP9A
Features:
►DC/DCC with Sound (DC-only version also available)
►Canon (or equivalent) motor and smooth-running mechanism
►Road-number and era-specific details for CN and VIA applied at the factory, including different grab iron arrangements, winterization hatch style, cooling pipe style, headlight style, and nose details
►Correct fuel tank, end door, and other CN-specific details
►See-through fans
►Separate underbody air piping and rerailers
►Metal Macdonald-Cartier Knuckle Couplers mounted at correct height
►Operational headlight and user-applied ditch lights
►Operational class lights and backup light (DCC)
►DC-only version is DCC-ready
►Sound-equipped version has accurate CN sounds including Canadian horns
►Sound-equipped version comes with remote control for sound operation in DC
►Several road numbers plus unnumbered available
►Decals with alternative locomotive numbers provided
►Locomotive numbers specifically chosen with forethought - they lasted long in that paint scheme, they were the first in that paint scheme, they were photographed often, etc.
►The True North FP9A is a team effort and a labour of love from a bunch of CN and VIA fanatics
►CN colours are from the CN SIG. VIA colours are matched to cans of paint from Pointe St. Charles shops in Montreal - where the real engines were painted!
►100% accurate for the Canadian FP9A. This is not a stand-in.