Specifications
| Manufacturer | RAPIDO |
| Control | DC |
| SCALE | HO Scale |
| Railroad | Southern Pacific |
| Paint Scheme | SP Black Widow |
The Rapido Trains HO scale EMD SD7, SD9 and SD10 Locomotive features:
- Measured from a living SD9
- Road-specific details for each model variant
- Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
- Operating headlights, rear lights, white class lights AND beacons (where appropriate).
- Highly detailed cab interior
- Correct fuel and water tank arrangements per road
- Multiple styles of stepwells
- See-through, etched steps
- High short hood and modified ‘chopped’ short hood where appropriate
- Appropriate cab or nose headlights
- Multiple dynamic-brake hatches
- DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/ESU LokSound
- And much, much more!
Ever experience a loss of power? Experience it no more with the all-new "Mo-Power" capacitor. Designed by Rapido with the guidance of ESU LokSound, this handy electrical component, which is integrated with the main PCB board, ensures you run uninterrupted from a momentary loss of track power. It will provide anywhere from two to five seconds of juice, depending on the Rapido locomotive. Bessemer & Lake Erie - Unique "B&LE" style sand fill door hatches - Long hood forward operation - Extra large pilot step and corresponding additional stepwell step (First time done on a plastic model!) Denver & Rio Grande Western - Correctly replicated side sill reflectors - Short hood forward operation Southern Pacific - Steam generator equipment details on short hood - Correct Mars style 'ash can' light on both ends of the locomotive Baltimore & Ohio - Correctly oriented cab interior for long hood forward operation - Single fuel tank (First time done on a plastic model!) Burlington Northern - Former CBQ units (Phase IV, first time for a plastic model!) - Correct 5-step, BN walkway Chicago, Burlington & Quincy - Phase IV (First time for a plastic model!) - Higher short hood with a corresponding cab height - Cornered-off section on the long hood behind the cab - Two 48" radiator fans as opposed to the normal (four) 36" fans - Conduit pipes were removed from the top of the radiator - No ladders on the short hood end Chicago & North Western - Rebuilt at the Oelwein Shops with chopped down nose - a first in HO Scale! - Modified panels on side sills of locomotive - Modified/plated over details of dynamic brake blister (Smooth plating over where grilles once were) Milwaukee Road - SD10 model designation given by Milwaukee Road for their capital rebuild program of their old SD7s and SD9s - A first in HO Scale plastic models - Single fuel tank Chopped short hood and modified cab - Later style Horst air intake - Rotary beacon SOO Line - Ex-MILW units / same features Dakota Minnesota & Eastern - Ex-SOO, nee-MILW units - same features ** Please note that the SOO Line and Dakota Minnesota & Eastern SD10 Locomotives are Conditional Releases – This means these will be produced only if we receive enough preorders for them. Download the Sales Pack Become a Master The SD7/ SD9/ SD10 Master Class showcases the owners, and history, detailing variations of and changes to the various locos over their service lives. SD7/ SD9/ SD10 Masterclass
