Looking for the locomotive that launched freight dieselisation in North America? Unveiled by Electro-Motive in 1939, the FT proved on tour that a diesel could replace steam in heavy service, and the railroads ordered it by the hundreds through the war years. Sold as close-coupled A+B pairs, it worked freight and passenger trains alike. Rapido's return of the FT brings variations never before seen in HO: Rio Grande nose class lights, Western Pacific roof numberboards and wagon-wheel antenna, and Atlantic Coast Line's MU nose and modified pilot.
This set depicts the EMC demonstrator pair 103A and 103B, the very units that toured the United States in 1939–1940 to convince the railroads that a diesel could replace steam in freight service. Close-coupled, with factory-installed ESU LokSound DCC and sound in both units and the MoPower system. Pre-order.
Features
- EMD FT A+B diesel locomotives
- EMC Demonstrator scheme
- Close-coupling system between A and B units: drawbar or semi-scale couplers
- Multiple styles of numberboards, installed as appropriate
- Correct nose and windshield contours
- Three styles of dynamic brake hatch and steam generator hatch, installed as appropriate
- Etched side and fan screens
- Heavy die-cast chassis
- Working headlights, ground lights, numberboards and back-up lights
- Full underbody details including piping and draft gear
- Separate grab irons and handrails
- Full, multi-colour interior
- Factory-installed ESU LokSound DCC and sound decoder
- MoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC power
- Suggested minimum radius: 18"
- HO scale
- Pre-order — made by Rapido Trains
Looking for the locomotive that launched freight dieselisation in North America? Unveiled by Electro-Motive in 1939, the FT proved on tour that a diesel could replace steam in heavy service, and the railroads ordered it by the hundreds through the war years. Sold as close-coupled A+B pairs, it worked freight and passenger trains alike. Rapido's return of the FT brings variations never before seen in HO: Rio Grande nose class lights, Western Pacific roof numberboards and wagon-wheel antenna, and Atlantic Coast Line's MU nose and modified pilot.
This set depicts the EMC demonstrator pair 103A and 103B, the very units that toured the United States in 1939–1940 to convince the railroads that a diesel could replace steam in freight service. Close-coupled, with factory-installed ESU LokSound DCC and sound in both units and the MoPower system. Pre-order.
Features
- EMD FT A+B diesel locomotives
- EMC Demonstrator scheme
- Close-coupling system between A and B units: drawbar or semi-scale couplers
- Multiple styles of numberboards, installed as appropriate
- Correct nose and windshield contours
- Three styles of dynamic brake hatch and steam generator hatch, installed as appropriate
- Etched side and fan screens
- Heavy die-cast chassis
- Working headlights, ground lights, numberboards and back-up lights
- Full underbody details including piping and draft gear
- Separate grab irons and handrails
- Full, multi-colour interior
- Factory-installed ESU LokSound DCC and sound decoder
- MoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC power
- Suggested minimum radius: 18"
- HO scale
- Pre-order — made by Rapido Trains