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Product Information:
Rapido HO Scale EMD FT A+B – Denver & Rio Grande Western D&RGW #5484 + 5483 – DC Version
FT A and B set. DC/Silent: 21-pin DCC Ready (no decoder or sound installed). Mo-Power capacitor system for uninterrupted operation in DCC.
HO Scale FT A and B Locomotives features:
- Close-coupling system for great appearance on straights and curves
- Drawbar or coupler connections between A and B units
- Multiple styles of number boards, installed as appropriate
- Correct nose and windshield contour
- Three styles of dynamic brake hatch, installed as appropriate
- Steam generator hatch installed as appropriate
- Etched side and fan screens
- Heavy, die-cast chassis
- 5-pole motor with dual flywheels
- Working headlights, ground lights, number boards and back-up lights
- Full underbody details including piping and draft gear
- Separate grab irons and handrails
- Numerous road-specific details
- Full, multi-color interior
- DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound) options
- MoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC power
- Suggested minimum radius: 18”
Road Specific Details – Denver & Rio Grande Western, Road Numbers 5484 + 5483:
- D&RGW – Five Stripe / Prospector (Aspen Gold/Silver/Black) – 1951+
- NEW! Unique D&RGW nose class lights (“bug-eye” casting on top of the nose)
- Gyralite
Rapido’s famous HO Scale FT Locomotive has many state-of-the-art features for an FT model! These include a close coupling system with a coupler or drawbar, tons of lighting features, numberboard and class light placements and weight that can pull a barn door off its hinges!
This run includes some neat detail variations never before seen on an HO Scale FT Locomotive. The Rio Grande A-Units feature a unique class light casting that sits on top of the nose, creating a truly odd bug-eye appearance. Western Pacific’s units feature numberboards on top of the cab along with a wagon wheel-style antenna and the headlight on the roof of the B-unit. Atlantic Coast Line units feature new pilot and MU nose along with nose-side ladders.
Prototype image: 1953 Denver & Rio Grande postcard of The Prospector led by FT 5484 – public domain image via Wikimedia Commons. 3D CAD renders are preliminary designs and are subject to change. Artwork is preliminary and subject to change before final production.
