Rapido 125022 HO CC&F Balloon-Top Coach, VIA Rail Canada #5219
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$129.95
Regular price $139.95
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Rapido 125022 HO CC&F Balloon-Top Coach, VIA Rail Canada #5219
Sale price
$129.95
Regular price $139.95
Rapido 125022 HO CC&F Balloon-Top Coach, VIA Rail Canada #5219
Rapido HO CC&F Balloon-Top Coach, VIA Rail Canada #5219
Rapido Item #: 125022
The Balloon Top coaches – or “Canadian Flyers” as they often called by railfans – are a series of 50 day coaches built by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1937 for Canadian National, numbered 5180-5229. (An order of 25 additional cars was delivered in 1942, with significant spotting differences.) The 1937 Balloon Tops were transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978, and the last car – 5186 – was finally retired in 1996!
The Rapido Trains HO scale Balloon Top Coaches features:
Scaled from CC&F blueprints and 3D scans of the real cars
Full multi-colour interior detail with separate seats including see-through arm rests
Track-powered interior lighting with capacitor system, operated by magnetic wand
Super detailed, free-rolling 6-wheel Commonwealth trucks with truck-mounted generator detail
Separately applied grab irons and handrails
Sprung diaphragms with etched-metal end gates
Flush-mounted windows with printed window blinds
Full underbody detail with separate piping
22” minimum radius recommended