Rapido Trains Inc. HO Scale: Budd Baggage-Dorm - VIA Rail Canada

Pullman-Standard may have been America’s largest railroad car manufacturer, but Budd was without a doubt the most stylish. And Rapido’s new Baggage-Dorm reflects that style.

Baggage Dormitory cars were used on many trains throughout North America, providing baggage/express service along with sleeping quarters for the on-board service crew. In later years, many of these cars lost their bunks and were converted to full baggage cars. Our model is based on the Canadian Pacific prototype built by Budd in 1954/55. Many railroads operated similar cars.

FEATURES:

• Realistic stainless steel finish
• Track-powered interior lighting compatible with DC and DCC layouts
• Full underbody detail including separate air, steam and electrical lines
• Separate metal grab irons, stirrups and end gates
• Accurate D22 brake equipment and piping
• Super-detailed 41-NDO-11 trucks with end frames
• Full, multi-color interior detail
• 3D CP beaver shields on CPR models - not just a printed picture!
• Sprung diaphragms
• Metal Macdonald-Cartier knuckle couplers
• Minimum 22" radius curves are recommended