Description
The Rapido 580014 is an N scale EMD F40PH-2D in VIA Rail Canada "Canada" scheme — road number #6417 — with Standard DC (silent).
Prototype: The EMD F40PH-2D is the Canadian variant of the F40PH passenger locomotive, built by GMD London for VIA Rail in the late 1980s. The 2-D configuration has a separate HEP generator, revised cab and Canadian-spec safety details. These units have been the backbone of VIA's Corridor and transcontinental fleet for nearly four decades.
Scheme: The "Canada" scheme with the large Canada wordmark, worn by the VIA fleet from the late 1990s into the 2000s.
- Scale: N
- Prototype: EMD F40PH-2D (VIA Rail Canadian-spec passenger diesel)
- Railroad: VIA Rail Canada
- Road number: #6417
- Livery: Canada Scheme
- DCC: Standard DC (silent)
- Rapido detail features: Unique Canadian F40PH-2D body and details, working headlights / ditch lights / numberboards, factory-installed separate grab irons and handrails, full underbody piping detail, rooftop details specific to the paint scheme
- Rapido SKU: 580014
Tip: Pair with a Rapido VIA Rail coach consist for a prototype-correct Corridor train (Toronto–Montreal–Ottawa).
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.