Rapido HO EMD GP40 (2023)

Our first run will bring you many never-produced-in-plastic variations, such as: nose and Gyra/Mars lights, stepwell variations, Canadian versions and slugs. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railroad converted a heavily-damaged GP40 into a unique one-of-a-kind road slug, number 501. We will be producing 501 in both MKT and Union Pacific - complete with a working motor. Every DCC/Sound locomotive comes with the Mo-Power capacitor, which will end most interruptions to track power. A win for all!

The Rapido Trains HO scale GP40 locomotive features:

• Road-specific details for each model
• Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
• Incredible underframe detail including traction motor cables, air filters and a silly number of separately-applied parts 
• Road-specific battery box doors
• Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
• Operating headlights, rear lights, white class lights AND ditch lights and beacons (where appropriate)
• Highly detailed cab interior
• Correct fuel tank sizes per road number
• Multiple styles of stepwells
•  See-through, etched steps
• Separately applied wire grab
• Slug is fully powered! Motor tucked into frame and body
• Appropriate cab or nose headlights
•  Multiple truck sideframes tooled
• Multiple dynamic-brake hatches
• Mo-Power capacitor
• DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound - ESU LokSound V5 Decoder