{"product_id":"rapido-519512-n-scale-gmd-f59ph-go-transit-559-dc-dcc-sound","title":"Rapido 519512 N Scale GMD F59PH — GO Transit #559 (DC\/DCC\/Sound)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rapido 519512 is an N scale GMD F59PH in the GO Transit scheme, road number #559 — DC\/DCC\/Sound with a factory-installed ESU LokSound decoder. The classic GO Transit green and white — the scheme these locomotives were built for. GO took delivery of 49 F59PHs between 1988 and 1994, and they were the face of Toronto commuter railroading for two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1980s GO Transit needed a locomotive that could accelerate quickly with ten new BiLevel coaches behind it, and GMD built the F59PH to that brief: a 3,000 hp turbocharged 12-710G3A prime mover, a full-width North American comfort cab, and a separate 600 hp GM 8-cylinder engine for head-end power so the main engine never has to idle high to keep the train lit and heated. GO took 49 of them, Metrolink ordered 22 more for Los Angeles, and as GO retired its fleet in the mid-2000s the units scattered to commuter agencies across North America. This is the first F59PH ever offered in N scale — scaled from field measurements and blueprints, with a unique F59PH body, separate wire grab irons, full underbody piping, and working headlight, ditch lights and red marker lights. Because the F59PH's open front stepwells leave nowhere to hide a light pipe, the working ditch lights sit slightly closer together than prototype; a non-working, prototypically spaced anti-climber and ditch-light assembly is included in the box for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unique F59PH body scaled from field measurements and blueprints · Separate wire grab irons · Incredible underbody detail including separate piping · Working headlight, ditch lights and marker lights · Lit American-style red marker lights · Interchangeable prototypically spaced non-working ditch-light anti-climber included · Factory-installed ESU LokSound DCC\/Sound decoder with accurate F59PH sounds — runs on DC and DCC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 Preorder details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpected arrival: Fall 2026 (see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rapidotrains.com\/product-delivery-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRapido's delivery schedule\u003c\/a\u003e for the latest dates).\u003cbr\u003e25% deposit required at checkout, balance charged when the product arrives.\u003cbr\u003ePreorder cancellation: 7 days from order date; deposit non-refundable after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rapido\"\u003eRapido\u003c\/a\u003e, see the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rapido-n-f59ph-preorder\"\u003eRapido N F59PH run\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/go-transit-model-trains\"\u003eGO Transit collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/preorders\"\u003eall preorders\u003c\/a\u003e. Ships from Oakville, Ontario. Contact us for special orders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45437111632054,"sku":"519512","price":268.76,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/5131\/1286\/files\/rapido-n-f59ph-go-transit.jpg?v=1789068976","url":"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/products\/rapido-519512-n-scale-gmd-f59ph-go-transit-559-dc-dcc-sound","provider":"Oakville Model Trains Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}