Description: RAPIDO STEAM HEATER CAR #8 OR #9 GREAT NORTHERNFOR SALE: ONE Rapido Great Northern ONE (NOT 2) STEAM HEATER CAR DC/DCC SOUND. New release; 1/2022. See sellers other items for additional Rapido ITEMS. #8 (107327) (1 each) OR #9 (107328) (3 each) YOUR OPTION IF AVAILABLE Steam Heater Cars, known in Canada as Steam Generator Units or SGUs, were introduced in the diesel era to provide steam heat to passenger trains in cooler weather. When passenger trains were hauled by steam locomotives, there was always a reliable source of steam. Unless a diesel locomotive was equipped with a boiler and water tank, heat could not be provided. This was before the days of electrical Head End Power for passenger cars. Heater cars were frequently rebuilt from boxcars, B-units and old steam locomotive tenders, so they varied in shape and size from railroad to railroad. That is, unless you are in Canada. It is so cold here so much of the time that purpose-built SGUs were built by CC&F (Canadian Car & Foundry), GMD (General Motors Diesel Division) and NSC (National Steel Car). Our model is based on the GMD prototype. Check out the usual insane amount of underbody detail! SGU_Underbody.JPG Our recent sound-equipped locomotives have steam included, but we don’t expect you to pay $110 for a sound decoder. That’s why we’ve made our own sound chip, just for this model! And you can adjust the volume to suit your preferences. We think this is a beauty goal, eh? The Oh, So Noisy! Steam Heater Car features: Numerous popular paint schemesScaled from field measurements and original blueprintsSteam sounds included, with user-controlled volumeHigh-quality, high-bass speakerWorks on DC and DCC layoutsSuper-detailed underframe and express trucksWorking backup lights, controlled by magnetic wandMetal Macdonald-Cartier couplersNOTE ! Buyer pays postage & handling via USPS & delivery confirmation. Insurance is YOUR option Shipping worldwide outside continental USA at your option/peril with eBay applicable Global Shipping Program .. extra charge added by eBay; seller has no option w/ pricing GSP. I accept PAYPAL only held until cleared. There is no reserve! Bidders with negative OR undesirable feedback may be denied participation. Questions always welcome via e-mail. Thank You !
Price: 224.99 USD
Location: Hopkins, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-08-16T03:44:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Material: Plastic
Scale: 1:87
Assembly Status: Ready to Go/Pre-built
Control System: Digital
Grade: C-10 Mint-Brand New
Type: steam heater car
Features: DCC fitted, Painted
Color: Omaha orange/ Cascade green
Year Manufactured: 2022
MPN: 107327, -328
Gauge: HO
Age Level: 17 Years & Up
Corporate Roadname: GREAT NORTHERN
Brand: Rapido
Time Period Manufactured: 1955
State of Assembly: Ready to Go/Pre-built
Modified Item: No
Year: 2022
Train Operating Company: Great Northern passenger
Grading: C-10 Mint-Brand New
Control: dcc sound