Guaranteed Pre-Order Deadline is January 15th, 2027
After closing, you may still place a pre-order and we will attempt to acquire one for you.
Estimated Delivery Date Is: TBA
Product Information:
Rapido HO Scale GE B23-7 – Norfolk Southern NS #4003 – DC Version
DC/Silent: 21-pin DCC Ready (no decoder or sound installed). Mo-Power capacitor system for uninterrupted operation in DCC.
HO Scale B23-7, B30-7, B30-7A Locomotives features:
- “Phase III” details for the wide variety of Dash-7 4-axle models
- Headlights and rear lights
- Tri-color class lights (where applicable)
- Ditch lights (where applicable)
- Lit numberboards
- Walkway Lights
- Step lights
- Full traction motor casing details
- Rotating bearing caps
- Metal brake chain on engineer’s side
- Detailed underbody piping and conduit
- Separate grab irons
- Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
- Detailed cab interior
- Lighted control stand
- Heavy, die-cast weight for heavy hauling
- 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
- Sound-equipped units feature ESU LokSound V5 decoders
- Many road specific details – see table
- Suggested minimum radius: 18"
Road Specific Details – Norfolk Southern B23-7, Road Numbers 3990 - 4023:
- Phase III B23-7 with a 2,300hp 12-cylinder engine
- Correct 12-cylinder FDL sound file for sound equipped models
- Six tall hood doors for the 12-cylinder engine
- Built as Southern 3990-4023 in 1981
- Rear hood has 4-grille arrangement
- Raised rear numberboards
- Blanked lower rear class lights
- High short hood with blanked class lights
- Tall bathtub exhaust
- Adirondack or Rockwell FB-2 trucks
- Rotating Timken bearings
- Front and rear ditchlights
- Horn and bell on long hood
- Horn on front high hood
- Circular cutout in walkway for fuel filler
- Access cutouts on all four walkway corners
- Hood walkway lights (non-operable)
- Knuckle box on walkway
- Tall plow on front and rear
In our first run, we are making NS and Lhoist units with a whole host of Southern-specific details that they retain to this day. Both offerings come with front and rear ditchlights that reflect their original configuration as LHF units, with the horn and bell on the rear. They also have (dummy) walkway lights, high short hoods, knuckle boxes, open cutouts in the walkways near the steps, and more. In 2026, Lhoist 4021 and 4023 are still working in an appealing paint scheme hauling cement.
Pre-production model photos (unpainted) show the high short hood used on the ex-Southern units. Artwork and pre-production models are subject to change before final production.
