{"product_id":"preorder-rapido-ho-54001-gp9u-low-nose-rebuild-canadian-pacific-1544-215-96","title":"PREORDER Rapido HO 54001 GP9u Low-Nose Rebuild, Canadian Pacific #1544","description":"In 1970, CP embarked on a progam to rebuild its aging fleet of GP9 road switchers. The locomotives had their front noses chopped along with many other appearance details change. The later rebuilds would receive upgraded 645 power assemblies. The rebuild program lasted until 1988 and ushered in the plain CP Rail red scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting in 1993, CP converted various end-cab switchers to \"daughter\" units, or slugs, by decommissioning or removing the prime mover (replacing it with ballast to return the unit to its operating weight) and drawing power for the traction motors from GP9u \"mother\" units using cables that were semi-permanently connected between the units. All of the mother units were drawn from the 1500\/1600 series of GP9u units. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rapido Trains HO Scale CP Chop Nose GP9u locomotive features:\u003cbr\u003eHeavy diecast frame with super detailed piping and traction cables\u003cbr\u003eDetailed Blomberg trucks (Later series have rotating bearing caps)\u003cbr\u003eTraction motor details on gearboxWorking track lights, class lights, control stand lights\u003cbr\u003eMetal side handrails\u003cbr\u003eWorking ditch lights on prototypically appropriate road numbers\u003cbr\u003eFront and rear plows, plates or footboards on appropriate road numbers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rapido Trains HO Scale CP Chop Nose GP9u Slug features:\u003cbr\u003eHeavy diecast frame\u003cbr\u003eMetal handrails\u003cbr\u003eRemoved exhaust stacks\u003cbr\u003eFull lighting and flashing beacons\u003cbr\u003eBoth models will have: DC\/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DCC\/ESU LokSound","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130185715794,"sku":"RPI-54001-PRE","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/054001__21279.jpg?v=1756152376","url":"https:\/\/modeltrainstuff.com\/products\/preorder-rapido-ho-54001-gp9u-low-nose-rebuild-canadian-pacific-1544-215-96","provider":"Model Train Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}