Rapido Trains Inc HO 33527 DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped Montreal Locomotive Works MLW M420 Locomotive British Columbia Railway 'Two-Tone Green Scheme' BCR #646

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Rapido Trains Inc HO 33527 DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped Montreal Locomotive Works MLW M420 Locomotive British Columbia Railway 'Two-Tone Green Scheme' BCR #646

The M420 BCR & PW Locomotive features:

• 3D scanned from an actual M420.
• MR-20b and MR-20c classes available in the first run
• Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
• Incredible underframe detail including traction motor cables and other piping, rerailer and a silly number of separately applied parts
• Two or three-panel radiators, louvered or large opening electrical cabinet door, open or closed truck bearings
• Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
• Operating headlights, rear lights, tri-colour class lights, and illuminated cab control stand
• Highly detailed cab interior with optional open front door
• DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/ESU LokSound**

And some new features:

• CN 3500s feature rebuilt long hood with knuckle buster door latches, paper air filters, retention tank, ditch lights and relocated horn
• BC Rail has correct fuel tank size and location, four rock lights (in nose and pilot) and rebuilt steps
• B-units are part of A/B set, single A units can be purchased separately.
• P&W version has the correct Type B trucks and headlight variation

**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 Information:

The M420 was equipped with the ALCO 12V-251c3 prime mover producing 2000 H.P. Most M420 required a different bolster design and a slightly different truck spacing, making them unique.

MLW constructed 103 M420s between May 1973 and February 1977 for four railways including CN (80), BCR (16 including eight B units), Ferrocarriles del Estado (2), Providence & Worcester (5).

CN would take delivery of the M420s in 3 groups: MR-20a class 2500-2529 (delivered 1973), MR-20b class 2530- 2559 (delivered 1974), and MR-20c class 2560-2579 (delivered 1976). All of the CN units were retired by 1998 and today many of these locomotives have found second careers on short lines all over North America.

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