Description

The Rapido Amtrak F40PH features:

• Extensive, separate underbody piping and conduit highly visible from trackside
• Head lights, backup light, and marker lights
• Working strobe lights that flash independently in DCC models – a first!
• Separate, factory-applied wire grab irons
• See-through, etched-metal radiator grills with visible interior supports
• Etched-metal windshield safety grills included in the box
• Era-specific details
• Full cab interior painted in correct colors
• Wind deflectors, see-through dynamic brake grills and radiator fans
• Scaled from original blueprints to ensure accurate dimensions
• Accurate fuel tank profile and exhaust silencer
• DC silent model
• Will operate smoothly on DC and DCC layouts
• Rapido’s proven 5-pole, skew-wound motor and silky-smooth drive system
• MacDonald-Cartier metal knuckle couplers mounted at the correct height
• Decals included for optional lettering and warning labels
• This is an Amtrak model from the rails up. This ain’t no foreign thang painted in American colors!

Rapido DC F-40s are DCC-ready and come equipped with a 21-MTC plug for easy DCC decoder installation.