HO EMD FT A+B Set - DC/Silent - Reading (Black & Green) #258A + 258B

Rapidos New FT Features:
-Close-coupling system for great appearance on straights and curves
-Drawbar or coupler connections between A and B units
-Multiple styles of number boards, installed as appropriate
Correct nose and windshield contours
Three styles of dynamic brake hatch, installed as appropriate
Steam generator hatch installed as appropriate
Etched side and fan screens
Heavy, die-cast chassis
5-pole motor with dual flywheels
-Working headlights, ground lights, number boards and back-up lights
-Full underbody details including piping and draft gear
Separate grab irons and handrails
-Numerous road-specific details
Full, multi-color interior
DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound) options
Accurate sounds
-For the first time ever in plastic!

Rapidos all-new HO scale FT locomotive models have many features never offered before in an FT model. These include a close coupling system to keep the A and B units close together on straights, yet still allow operation on model railroad curves. Units can be coupled with either a drawbar connection or couplers, mimicking the prototype. Three versions of dynamic brake hatch will be offered. Three- and four-digit lighted number boards will also be produced. Many road-specific details will be made including different nose door arrangements, unique pilot and truck details, as well as rebuilt number boards. Full underbody details will be offered, including the massive coupler draft gear at each end of each A+B Set. A complete cab interior rounds off the model.

Power will be provided by Rapidos proven five-pole motor with dual flywheels, backed up with our MoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted operation. All models will be DCC-ready, and sound-equipped models will feature ESU V5 decoders and full lighting effects as appropriate.