Description
The Rapido 125017 is an HO scale Canadian Car & Foundry "Balloon Top" coach in the early VIA Rail blue-and-yellow scheme with the VIA-CN transition lettering (late 1970s) — car #5221.
Prototype: Canadian Car & Foundry built 50 "Balloon Top" day coaches for Canadian National in 1937 (CN 5180–5229), named for their distinctive raised roof profile. The cars were transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978, and the last one in service — 5186 — was retired in 1996.
- Scale: HO / 1:87
- Prototype: CC&F 1937 Balloon Top day coach
- Railroad: VIA Rail
- Livery: VIA-CN Scheme
- Car number: #5221
- Rapido detail features: scaled from CC&F drawings and 3D scans, fully detailed multi-colour interior, track-powered interior lighting with wand control, factory-installed grab irons, full underbody detail, sprung diaphragms, free-rolling 6-wheel Commonwealth trucks with generator detail
- Minimum radius: 22" recommended
- Rapido SKU: 125017
Note: Product image shows the paint scheme; the car number on your model is as listed above.
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 interiors, and class-leading running qualities.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.