Toronto Ontario - Features on the Rapido Trains HO scale E8 diesel locomotive include an injection-molded plastic body, a passenger pilot, separate factory-applied MU hoses, Pennsylvania RR-style nose lift lugs, nose side, eyebrow, and roof grab irons, vertical Farr grills, and a dual steam generator.
 
Additional prototype-specific details include rebuilt side panels without portholes, no fuel tank skirts, and a missing MU door on the nose.
 
Lighting features on the E8 include headlights, class lights, backup lights, cab lights, and ground lights.
 
The model is equipped with a dual-mode ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder.
 
The model includes a foam-lined engraved wood presentation box, an enamel pin, and a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Rapido President and CEO Jason Shron and Amtrak Brand Communications Manager Matt Donnelly.
 
The Rapido Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division E8A and E8B diesel locomotives in a variety of other paint schemes, including Amtrak (phase 1), Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Canadian Pacific, CP Rail, Erie Lackawanna, Illinois Central, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Southern, Union Pacific, and VIA Rail.
 
To learn more about these units, visit the manufacturer's website.
 
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