Toronto Ontario - Rapido Trains is ringing in 2022 with another exciting steam announcement.
 
Canadian Pacific (CP) 4-6-4 Hudsons Class H1a and H1b will be joining the HO scale Icons of Canadian Steam product range.
 
The models will have road-number-specific details, separate factory-applied handrails and grab irons, blackened metal wheels and driving rods, correct cylinders and valve gear, complete piping, underbody, and tender details, coal tenders for regular service, an oil tender for the post-restoration version of number 2816, Digital Command Control operated flickering firebox and working headlight, classification lights, interior cab light, back-up lights, and metal Macdonald-Cartier couplers.
 
The steam locomotives have a minimum recommended radius of 22 inches.
 
Sound-equipped models will feature synchronized chuff, whistle, bell, air pump, generator, safety valve, and other sound effects.
 
Not all sound features will function in direct current.
 
Paint schemes and variations on the CP Hudsons Class H1a and H1b will include as-delivered (early walkway, with and without smoke deflectors), "Spans the World" (late walkway, with and without smoke deflectors), beaver shield herald (late walkway, with and without smoke deflectors), and number 2816 excursion (ditch lights and oil tender, with dual-mode sound decoder only).
 
A release date hasn't been set for these locomotives yet.
 
Direct-current models will sell for US$599.95.
 
Models with a dual-mode sound decoder will be priced at US$699.95.
 
The special edition CP number 2816 excursion unit will retail for US$749.95.
 
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