PREORDER Rapido HO 115115 Budd Coach with HEP, VIA Rail Canada #8104 | 118.7

The Rapido Trains HO Scale Budd Coach is based on cars built for CanadianPacific in 1954 and 1955 and were initially numbered in the 100-seriesunder Canadian Pacific. All but one of the original coaches weretransferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978 and, save for those damaged inderailments, are all still in use today. They form the backbone of most ofVIA Rail Canada's services to this day, found not only on the busy QuebecCity-Windsor corridor, but on all other services across the country,including The Canadian, Ocean, Hudson Bay and northern Quebec services.
Beginning in the late 1980s, VIA Rail upgraded its entire ex CPR Buddstainless steel fleet with Head End Power (referred to as HEP), whichallowed newer locomotives to be able to heat the trains without the needfor aging steam generator cars. These cars are called |HEP1 cars} and aretypically found on long-distance trains today. Many coaches and baggagecars can also be found in intercity service on the Quebec City-Windsorcorridor.
Additionally, VIA Rail began purchasing second-hand Budd cars throughout1990s from Amtrak and other second/third/forth-hand owners to supplementits fleet and allow for expansion. These cars would be completely rebuiltas either first class "VIA 1" Cars or Coaches and were called |HEP2 cars}.These cars contain pass-through MU (multiple unit) cables and are almostexclusively found in intercity service on the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.
These models are based on the original, steam-heated Canadian Pacific cars.However, HEP2 car sides as well as both HEP1 and HEP2 car ends are appliedas appropriate for each scheme variation. The Rapido HO Scale modelsfeature full-color interior configurations.
This Budd Coach features:
Fully detailed and decorated interiors Fully decorated and assembled with factory-installed grab irons Full underbody detail including all separate piping Realistic stainless steel finish Track-powered interior lightingSprung diaphragms HEP 2 cars feature an all-new side window arrangementsHEP 1 and HEP 2 cars feature all-new end tooling with HEP receptaclesand cablesSeparately-applied CP beaver shields on CPR modelsFree-rolling 41-NDO-11 trucks with metal wheelsets and integral powerpickups

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