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Rapido HO 31035 Alco RS-11, Penn Central (ex-NH) #7667

SKU: RPI-31035
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  • Weight: 1.75 LBS

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Many roads purchased RS-11s with a total of around 462 units produced. The largest customer was the Norfolk and Western with 99 units. However, the Pennsylvania signed on for 38 units, while the Nickel Plate took 35 and Southern Pacific took 34. Other customers included the Delaware and Hudson, Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Missouri Pacific, New Haven, Northern Pacific and the Seaboard Air Line. One of the most reliable of Alco locomotives, examples survived in Class 1 usage well into the late 1970s, while several are still in use on short lines today. The RS-11 could be set up for either freight or passenger service, with passenger units having a steam generator fitted into the short hood and a larger fuel/water tank beneath the frames. RS-11 units could be designated for either long hood or short hood forward operation. Some units, like the N&W's, were provided with dual control stands and could be operated with either end forward. Over the course of RS-11 production there were many noticeable changes made to the design. These included variations in carbody filter quantities and sizes, fuel tank designs, cab window size and placement and many other small details.

This model Alco road switcher is the first truly accurate plastic model of the RS-11 in its many variations. Our first releases included a mind boggling selection of different road-specific details including the PRR induction Trainphone antennas, N&W battery boxes and "built out" filters, SP lighting packages, and New Haven whistles and cab signal boxes.

Features:
Correct hood and roof profiles 3D scanned from the prototype
Operating number boards, headlights and green and white class lights and cab control stand lighting
Rapido's innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
Roadname-specific details including steps, lights, equipment boxes, handrails, fuel tanks, air intake louvers and more
Full underbody piping, conduits and steam lines, where appropriate
Correct roadname-specific corner steps
Separate grab irons and wire handrails installed at the factory
Heavy, die-cast chassis and full, multi-colour/color interior
Rapido's proven 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels and silky-smooth drive
DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound)
Accurate sounds recorded from a real Alco 251B prime mover
Factory-installed Macdonald-Cartier couplers mounted at the correct height