{"product_id":"rapido-ho-bay-area-rapid-transit-dc-dcc-sound-a-b-b-a-train-bicentennial","title":"Rapido 204505 HO scale Bay Area Rapid Transit (DC\/DCC\/Sound): A-B-B-A Train Bicentennial","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince opening in 1972, Bay Area Rapid Transit has moved riders around the San Francisco Bay Area in its iconic fleet of futuristic transit cars. The original A Cars (with the streamlined cab) and B Cars (matched center cars) were designed by industrial design firm Sundberg-Ferar and built by Rohr Industries between 1968 and 1975. The two car types were mechanically identical, but the A Cars' streamlined fiberglass cab limited operational flexibility, so BART added the flat-cabbed C Cars in 1987 (Alstom) and again between 1994 and 1996 (Morrison-Knudsen). The original fleet ran for 50 years almost unchanged in appearance, becoming a sharp visual contrast to the freight railroads paralleling BART's right-of-way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRapido's HO BART Legacy Fleet returns with the A, B and C Cars designed from original blueprints, design drawings and field measurements. Cars use Rapido's NEM-style close-coupling system to remain prototypically spaced through all trackwork, and track-powered flicker-free interior lighting works on both DC and DCC layouts. Directional lighting includes headlights and red taillights, with a MoPower capacitor system supporting uninterrupted illumination across switches and dirty track.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSold as powered and unpowered cars and as multi-car sets. DC\/Silent (DCC ready) and DC\/DCC\/Sound configurations are offered, with the sound version featuring an ESU LokSound 5 Micro decoder. Pre-orders require a 25% deposit; balance collected when stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis unit:\u003c\/strong\u003e HO Bay Area Rapid Transit (DC\/DCC\/Sound): A-B-B-A Train Bicentennial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBART A, B and C Cars designed from original blueprints, design drawings and field measurements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEM-style close-coupling for prototypical car spacing through all trackwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack-powered flicker-free interior lighting (DC and DCC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional headlights and red taillights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoPower capacitor for uninterrupted operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered and unpowered configurations; multi-car sets available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC\/Silent (DCC ready) or DC\/DCC\/Sound with ESU LokSound 5 Micro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003ePreorder details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nExpected ship date: see the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rapidotrains.ca\/product-delivery-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRapido Product Delivery Schedule\u003c\/a\u003e for the latest dates\u003cbr\u003e\n25% deposit required at checkout, balance charged when product ships.\u003cbr\u003e\nPreorder cancellation: 7 days from order date; deposit non-refundable after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse more from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/collections\/rapido\"\u003eRapido Trains\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/collections\/ho-scale\"\u003eHO scale collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/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":45145963331766,"sku":"204505","price":763.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/5131\/1286\/files\/9forva_76c957ab-c035-4afd-9de9-c424404b3f7c.jpg?v=1779926064","url":"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/products\/rapido-ho-bay-area-rapid-transit-dc-dcc-sound-a-b-b-a-train-bicentennial","provider":"Oakville Model Trains Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}