Description
Specifications
| Manufacturer | RAPIDO |
| Control | N/A |
| SCALE | HO Scale |
| Railroad | MBTA |
| Paint Scheme | MBTA 250 ANNIVERSARY |
HO Scale Comet Cars 2026 Run Photo courtesy: Bobby Allard 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!
- New schemes and roadnumbers including Boston's popular MBTA
- Serving commuter rail operations for over 40 years
- Match them with the P32AC-DM and F40PH locomotives
- 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”
