RAPIDO FPB-2 GREAT NORTHERN #278B

FOR SALE: ONE Rapido Great Northern ONE FPB-2 #278B  locomotive DC NO Sound. New release  3/2020. See sellers other items for additional Rapido FPA-2 Great Northern #'s or other Rapido trains. Features:
5-pole, skew-wound motor with excellent slow-speed performance
Operating number boards, headlights and two-color class lights
Roadname-specific details
Dynamic brakes
Etched-metal grilles (Farr or chicken wire, as appropriate)
Full underbody piping and conduit
Correct, roadnames-specific FA-2 and FPA-2 fuel tanks
Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
Heavy, die-cast chassis
Full cab interior
Factory-installed Macdonald-Cartier couplers mounted at the correct height

When Life-Like brought out its Proto 2000 FA-2 in 1991, it was a revolutionary model, miles ahead of any other FA locomotive produced previously. But that was almost 30 years ago.

If you thought your old FA-2 models were "good enough" and you decided to sit out the first release, I hope the buzz around our model has managed to convince you to think about picking up a Rapido FA-2.

From head to toe, Rapido has done its homework on the FA-2, and its 1:87 renderings are easily the best and most authentic reproductions of the Alco-GE prototype to ever run on HO-gauge rails, period.... Rapido has once again hit it out of the ballpark; the company's new HO-scale Alco FA-2 is a home run indeed.

The April 2018 issue of Model Railroad News
Our  models feature:

  • DC silent or DC/DCC/SOUND
  • Correct nose and roof profiles 3D scanned from the prototype
  • 5-pole, skew-wound motor with excellent slow-speed performance
  • Operating number boards, headlights and green and white class lights
  • Roadname-specific details including dynamic brakes where appropriate
  • Etched-metal grilles (Farr or chicken wire, as appropriate)
  • Full underbody piping and conduit
  • Correct, roadname-specific FA-2 and FPA-2 fuel tanks
  • Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
  • Heavy, die-cast chassis and full, multi-colour/color interior
  • ESU LokSound decoder with accurate sounds recorded from a real Alco 244 prime mover
  • Factory-installed Macdonald-Cartier couplers mounted at the correct height

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Thank You !