Rapido 042025 HO C30-7 (DC/Silent): Norfolk Southern: #8008

Specifications

HO Scale GE C30-7 Locomotive Rapido is happy to announce the next in our series of classic General Electric locomotives, the C30-7 in HO scale. The C30-7 was General Electric’s improvement of the U30C locomotive, featuring a 16-cylinder 3,000 horsepower diesel engine. Built between September 1976 and May 1986, over 1100 units were produced for many of the Class I railroads across the United States for use primarily in heavy-haul freight. A fair number would go on to have extended careers with both short/regional lines and private industrial railroads, owing to the locomotives reliability and pulling power. It is, perhaps, the most polarizing locomotive from the 1980s and early 90s. The C30-7 was GE's answer to the SD40-2. When one thinks of Powder River and coal, the C30-7 isn't far behind. Burlington Northern owned the most in the States, with just over 240 examples. Santa Fe was a distant second with 157 C30s. The C30-7 later gave way to the similar C36-7, as well as various unique models such as the Conrail C30-7A and the BC Rail C36-8m, rebuilt from former Conrail C30-7s. Our C30-7 is based on our earlier B36-7 model, and so the angles and contours should be correct. But we know less about the railroad-specific details, and we want these to be as perfect as possible. The Rapido Trains HO scale GE C30-7 locomotive features:

• Correct nose and body contours
• High or Low headlights, as appropriate
• Correct Rockwell or Adirondack trucks, as appropriate
• Full traction motor casings details
• Heavy, die-cast weight for heavy hauling
• 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
• Operating headlights and rear lights
• Operating roof-top beacons and class lights, where applicable
• Detailed underbody piping and conduit
• Separate grab irons and handrails
• Sound-equipped units feature ESU Loksound V5 decoders

• Burlington Northern
• Conrail
• CSX
• National de Mexico
• Norfolk and Western
• Norfolk Southern
• Santa Fe
• Union Pacific

• • Rockwell truck sideframes with low brake cylinders
  • 4-grille hood without extended range dynamic brakes
  • Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
  • Small early exhaust
  • 4-window cab
  • Anticlimber
  • High headlight
  • Plow
  • Working beacon
  • Class lights
  • Step lights

• • Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
  • 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
  • Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
  • Small early exhaust
  • 4-window cab with flag holder
  • Anticlimber
  • High headlight
  • Small “weed-cutter” plow
  • Red marker lights
  • Step lights

• • Rockwell truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
  • CSX #7036: Rockwell and Adirondack sideframes
  • 7-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
  • Late rear with raised numberboards and lower blanked class lights
  • Small early exhaust on CSX 7029, 7031, 7036
  • Late large silenced exhaust stack on CSX 7047
  • 2 window cab
  • Low nose headlight
  • Narrow CSX plow
  • Narrow CSX stepwells
  • Working ditch lights
  • CSX “coupler light” detail
  • Blanked class lights
  • Numerous unit-specific underbody details
  • Step lights

• • Adirondack truck sideframes with low brake cylinders
  • 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
  • Late rear with raised numberboards and lower class lights
  • Small early exhaust
  • 3-grille battery box
  • 4-window cab with flag holder
  • High headlight
  • Class lights
  • Step lights

• • Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders and triple-clasp brakes
  • 4-grille hood without extended range dynamic brakes
  • Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights (8020)
  • Late rear with raised numberboards and lower class lights (8044, 8059, 8068)
  • Bell on rear hood (8020)
  • Bell on underframe (8044, 8059, 8068)
  • Small early exhaust
  • 2-window cab
  • All-weather cab window (engineers side)
  • N&W-specific lower pilot step
  • High headlight
  • Large N&W plow
  • Class lights
  • Step lights

• • Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders and triple-clasp brakes
  • 4-grille hood without extended range dynamic brakes
  • Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights (8008, 8014, 8032)
  • Late rear with raised numberboards and lower class lights (8049)
  • Bell on rear hood (8008, 8014, 8032)
  • Bell on underframe (8049)
  • Small early exhaust
  • 2-window cab
  • All-weather cab window (engineers side)
  • N&W/NS-specific lower pilot step
  • High headlight
  • Large N&W/NS plow
  • Class lights
  • Step lights

• • Rockwell truck sideframes with low brake cylinders
  • Wheelslip cables on all 6-axles (left side)
  • 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
  • Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
  • Small early exhaust
  • 4-window cab
  • Anticlimber
  • High headlight
  • Plow
  • Working rotary beacon
  • A/C equipment
  • Class lights
  • Step lights

• • Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
  • 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
  • Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
  • Small early exhaust
  • 4-window cab
  • Cab armrest and lower sunshade
  • Anticlimber
  • High headlight
  • Large UP plow
  • Working beacon
  • Class lights
  • Step lights