Description
The Rapido 27613 is an HO scale EMD SW9 end-cab diesel switcher in Canadian National Post-1954 black scheme — road number #7003 — with factory-installed DCC and sound.
Prototype: The EMD SW9 is a 1200 hp end-cab diesel switcher built 1950–1953 (the immediate successor to the SW7, with upgraded electrical and detail changes). CN's SW9 fleet, numbered 7000-series, served the system as yard switchers and short-line locals through the 1970s. The Post-1954 black scheme is CN's basic in-house paint job after the 1954 livery rationalisation — black with yellow markings and the early CN "map maple-leaf" emblem.
- Scale: HO
- Prototype: EMD SW9 (1200 hp end-cab switcher, 1950–1953)
- Railroad: Canadian National (CN)
- Road number: #7003
- Livery: Post-1954 black with yellow markings
- DCC: Factory-installed DCC + sound decoder
- Rapido detail features: Highly detailed cab interior, see-through metal-etched parts, road-specific details, heavy diecast frame and gearbox housings for added weight, Rapido scale metal couplers
- Rapido SKU: 27613
About Rapido Trains: Canadian model-railroad manufacturer (Markham, Ontario) founded in 2005 by Jason Shron. Renowned for extreme prototype accuracy and engineering — every Rapido model is 3D-scanned or measured from a preserved prototype, with road-specific details, factory-installed grab irons and handrails, fully detailed cab interiors, and class-leading running qualities. The catalogue covers HO and N-scale locomotives (with a Canadian focus but extensive US prototypes), passenger and freight rolling stock, plus 1:87 scale buses and scenery accessories.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.