Into modern Canadian passenger trains? This Rapido Trains VIA HEP2 coach, in VIA Rail (HEP2 scheme) colors, nails the look of VIA Rail's rebuilt fleet.
What sets this model apart is Rapido's signature prototype fidelity. VIA Rail's HEP2 cars are former Budd stainless-steel cars — originally built for Canadian Pacific and its train “The Canadian” (1955) — extensively rebuilt in VIA's second Head-End Power program (HEP2). The rebuild gave them all-new windows, new body skirts and a modern HEP underframe. This model represents an economy-class coach in the blue HEP2 scheme. Rapido faithfully reproduces the fluting, 41-NDO-11 trucks, D22 brake rigging and multi-color interior. Track-powered interior lighting, sprung diaphragms and metal Macdonald-Cartier knuckle couplers: it is all here.
Features
- VIA HEP2 coach, HO scale
- VIA Rail (HEP2 scheme) livery
- Standard 2+2 economy interior layout
- All-new HEP2 windows, body skirts and underframe
- Fluted stainless-steel carbody with realistic finish
- Super-detailed 41-NDO-11 trucks with accurate D22 brakes
- Track-powered interior lighting with capacitor
- Detailed, painted interior
- Fully detailed underframe
- Free-rolling trucks with electrical pick-up
- Body-mounted knuckle couplers
- Crisp, accurate printing and lettering
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model
- HO scale
- Recommended minimum radius: 24"
- Made by Rapido Trains
Into modern Canadian passenger trains? This Rapido Trains VIA HEP2 coach, in VIA Rail (HEP2 scheme) colors, nails the look of VIA Rail's rebuilt fleet.
What sets this model apart is Rapido's signature prototype fidelity. VIA Rail's HEP2 cars are former Budd stainless-steel cars — originally built for Canadian Pacific and its train “The Canadian” (1955) — extensively rebuilt in VIA's second Head-End Power program (HEP2). The rebuild gave them all-new windows, new body skirts and a modern HEP underframe. This model represents an economy-class coach in the blue HEP2 scheme. Rapido faithfully reproduces the fluting, 41-NDO-11 trucks, D22 brake rigging and multi-color interior. Track-powered interior lighting, sprung diaphragms and metal Macdonald-Cartier knuckle couplers: it is all here.
Features
- VIA HEP2 coach, HO scale
- VIA Rail (HEP2 scheme) livery
- Standard 2+2 economy interior layout
- All-new HEP2 windows, body skirts and underframe
- Fluted stainless-steel carbody with realistic finish
- Super-detailed 41-NDO-11 trucks with accurate D22 brakes
- Track-powered interior lighting with capacitor
- Detailed, painted interior
- Fully detailed underframe
- Free-rolling trucks with electrical pick-up
- Body-mounted knuckle couplers
- Crisp, accurate printing and lettering
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model
- HO scale
- Recommended minimum radius: 24"
- Made by Rapido Trains