Description
The Rapido 130125 is an HO scale 6-pack of USRA Double-Sheathed Boxcars in Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (TH&B) brown scheme.
Prototype: The USRA (United States Railroad Administration) 40-foot double-sheathed wood boxcar was one of the standardised car designs forced on US (and Canadian) railroads during World War I. The double-sheathed design has wood outer sheathing applied over wood inner sheathing on a steel frame — the older, heavier wood-side construction superseded by the single-sheathed steel-framed cars of the 1920s. TH&B was a Canadian shortline jointly owned by NYC and CP, operating between Toronto and Buffalo via Hamilton.
- Scale: HO
- Prototype: USRA Double-Sheathed Boxcar (40-ft wood-sheathed, 1918 design)
- Railroad: Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (TH&B) — brown scheme
- Quantity: 6-pack with 6 different road numbers
- Road numbers included: #4560, #4637, #4672, #4684, #4712, #4791
- Rapido SKU: 130125
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.