DCC & Sound Equipped
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PREORDER Rapido HO 23549 Alco PA1, Erie Lackawanna #855 (DCC and Sound) | 332.45
SKU: RPI-23549-PRE
10% down:
$33.25
Our Price:
$332.45
MSRP:
$349.95
Note: You will reserve this item today for a 10% down payment of $33.25. Approximately 30-45 days before your item is expected at the warehouse, we will invoice you $299.20 plus shipping and any applicable taxes.
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The Rapido Trains HO Scale Alco PA series diesels are based on what manybelieve to be one the most attractive diesel locomotives ever produced. ThePA locomotives were built by a partnership of American Locomotive andGeneral Electric between 1946 and 1953. They offered two models, the PA-1initially followed by the PA-2. Both were powered by Alco's 16-cylinder 244diesel engine generating 2,000 HP in the PA-1 and 2,250 in the PA-2. The PAlocomotives were designed to compete with General Motors EMD E-units in thepassenger locomotive market.
Available in single PA1 or PA2 A units or as PA-PB sets, these units areperfect for powering your railroad's passenger trains. Rapido Alco PAseries locomotives (both PA and PB diesels) feature completely accuratecontours and road-specific details. Carbody contours have been generatedusing a 3-D laser scan of Doyle McCormack's preserved unit. Other featuresinclude roadname-specific details, directional headlights, operatingGyralite, lighted control stands, cab details and lighted numberboards. Thesmooth-running drive features flywheels and the model comes equipped withMacdonald-Cartier knuckle couplers compatible with all magnetic knucklecouplers. This sound-equipped Alco PA, or PA-PB set is equipped with afull-featured TCS sound and DCC decoder with accurate sounds recorded fromthe prototype. Alco PAs are part of the extensive line of Rapido Trains HO Scalelocomotives.