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Rapido HO
Rapido Trains Inc HO 37561 DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped ALCo FA-1 + FB-1 Locomotive Set Missouri Pacific "Blue Scheme" MP #324 + #324B
Stock: 1
Scale: HO
SKU: RAP37561
Rapido Trains Inc HO 37561 DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped ALCo FA-1 + FB-1 Locomotive Set Missouri Pacific "Blue Scheme" MP #324 + #324B
The Rapido Trains HO scale FA- and FB-1 Locomotive Locomotive features:
- Correct nose and windshield contours
- Flat or angled number boards as appropriate
- Dynamic and non-dynamic brake versions
- Etched side and fan screens
- Heavy, die-cast chassis
- 5-pole motor with dual flywheels
- Operating headlights, class lights and back-up lights
- Full underbody piping and conduit
- Separate grab irons and handrails
- Many road-specific details installed or included
- Full, multi-colour interior
- Suggested minimum radius: 18”
- Locos are:
- DC/DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped**
**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.
Prototype History:
Between January 1946 and October 1950, a total of 440 FA-1s and 240 FB-1s were built by Alco and their Canadian subsidiary, Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). They were originally sold to twenty-five railroads in the US, Canada and Mexico. The FA-1 (and booster FB-1) were rated at 1500 horsepower and designed primarily as a freight hauler.
In a market that was becoming dominated by EMD products, the FA-1 came in a distant second, due in part to reliability issues, with its 244 prime mover. Still, they were popular with several roads and could be found at the head of freights into the late 1960s.
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Rapido Trains Inc HO 37561 DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped ALCo FA-1 + FB-1 Locomotive Set Missouri Pacific "Blue Scheme" MP #324 + #324B
The Rapido Trains HO scale FA- and FB-1 Locomotive Locomotive features:
- Correct nose and windshield contours
- Flat or angled number boards as appropriate
- Dynamic and non-dynamic brake versions
- Etched side and fan screens
- Heavy, die-cast chassis
- 5-pole motor with dual flywheels
- Operating headlights, class lights and back-up lights
- Full underbody piping and conduit
- Separate grab irons and handrails
- Many road-specific details installed or included
- Full, multi-colour interior
- Suggested minimum radius: 18”
- Locos are:
- DC/DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped**
**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.
Prototype History:
Between January 1946 and October 1950, a total of 440 FA-1s and 240 FB-1s were built by Alco and their Canadian subsidiary, Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). They were originally sold to twenty-five railroads in the US, Canada and Mexico. The FA-1 (and booster FB-1) were rated at 1500 horsepower and designed primarily as a freight hauler.
In a market that was becoming dominated by EMD products, the FA-1 came in a distant second, due in part to reliability issues, with its 244 prime mover. Still, they were popular with several roads and could be found at the head of freights into the late 1960s.
Lombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙ Value Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service
