Rapido Trains 1084005 HO Scale Comet Car CTrail Coach 528
The “Comet Cars” might be the most recognizable commuter rail car in North America. The original Comets were designed by Pullman-Standard for NJDOT (Erie-Lackawanna operated commuter services). In the early 1980s, Bombardier acquired the rights to continue building these cars with an order for NJ TRANSIT, successor to the NJDOT and E-L. Followup orders were placed by Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), Metro-North and Connecticut Department of Transportaion (CDOT). Most of these cars are still in service today, nearly 40 years after rolling off the assembly line.
MBTA has wrapped a few cars for Operation Lifesaver, Massachusetts' 250th anniversary honoring the Revolutionary War and for use on their laser train.
Many commuter agencies use similar-like rail cars. These schemes have adapted very nicely to the Comet car design!
FEATURES:
- Operating ditch lights on appropriate models per era
- Dual or single cab car windows per prototype
- Free-rolling, highly-detailed inside-bearing trucks with roller-bearing axles and metal wheelsets
- Full underbody and unrivaled interior detail
- Accurate painting and lettering, both inside and out
- Prototypically accurate tinted windows
- Metal side grab irons
- Constant interior lighting in DC and DCC
- Controllable cab car lighting in both DC and DCC
- MoPower capacitor for uninterrupted DCC lighting
- Suggested minimum radius: 22”
Note: Preliminary artwork shown