Rapido Trains Inc HO 127029-1508 NSC 3800cuft Covered Hopper Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Delivery Scheme THB #1508

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Rapido Trains Inc HO 127029-1508 NSC 3800cuft Covered Hopper Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Delivery Scheme THB #1508

They're back, again! The famous Rapido 3800 cu.ft. Cylindrical Hoppers make a triumphant ~THIRD~ return with new road numbers and paint schemes.

The prototype cars were designed for carrying bulk commodities like powdered minerals and industrial chemicals, including cement and potash. They are 100-tons in capacity with four hopper compartments totaling 3800-3850 cubic feet and are fitted with either 4 round or continuous trough hatches. Examples were built by all three of the major car builders in Canada – Marine Industries, Hawker-Siddeley and National Steel Car – and they have traveled to every corner of Canada and the contiguous United States.

Apart from the main carriers such as Canadian National and Canadian Pacific - which together acquired over 4,500 cars between 1965 and 1975 - close to a thousand cars were built for leasing companies, including North American Car Canada (NCHX), Canpotex (PTEX) and Procor (UNPX), while CGLX, NAHX, and more recently WREX, later acquired fleets secondhand. Many of these are still in service today.

The Rapido model has been scaled from manufacturer drawings and includes alternative parts allowing us to represent the majority of differences between the Marine Industries (MIL) and National Steel Car (NSC) constructed cars.

The Rapido Trains HO scale Canadian 3800 cu.ft. Covered Hoppers features:

• Round-hatch or Trough-hatch design
• Correct Dofasco S-2 100-ton trucks
• Two body variations with 6- or 11-side panels
• Three brake equipment variations and optional additional air reservoir on NSC cars (if applicable)
• Etched running boards and brake crossover platform
• Factory-installed air pipes and coupler cut levers
• Finely moulded plastic walkway supports and end cages
• Full separate air piping and brake equipment details

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