Dear HO Scale Customers;

Rapido Trains Inc. is excited to add New! Unpowered 2-Car CTA 2600 Budd Series 'L' Car Sets

Since Rapido Trains Inc. initial launch, they've had many requests for unpowered 2-car sets. You asked and now they are delivering!

Grab your 2-car unpowered sets for four of the most popular schemes that wear the CTA logo.

The Unpowered CTA 2600 Budd Series 'L' Car Features:

• Two-car sets feature unpowered 2600-series cars
• Fully detailed interior includes amazing seat and decoration details
• Operating interior lighting in both cars
• Couplers provided to connect to powered 2-car sets
• Fully detailed underbodies with an insane amount of separate features
• Wire grab irons 
• DC/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC/DCC/Sound
• Suggested minimum radius: 12"
• Unlettered version available for you to decal for your favorite Metropolis

Introducing the Chicago Transit Authority Budd 2600-series railcars in HO scale!

These cars have been in service for over 40 years, and Rapido Trains Inc. will feature both “delivery” and post-rehab “present day.” The “Spirit of Chicago” delivery scheme cars include era appropriate details like two-crew (operator and conductor) operation. Present day rehabbed cars are configured for operator-only operation, with reconfigured seating and windows.

Each offering comes as a married pair like the prototype. Both cars will have full lighting functionality for headlights, marker lights, interior lights, and marker/destination lights. That’s right! Tell the tower operator which way your model is going by cycling through to the correct light combination for each route. Route decals will be provided for user installation.

• FIRST TIME AS A READY-TO-RUN PLASTIC MODEL
• FULL LIGHTING FEATURES (HEADLIGHTS, MARKERS, DESTINATION LIGHTS)
• LONG LASTING SUBWAY CARS — MANY STILL IN SERVICE TODAY

CTA 2600 Budd Series 'L' Cars features:

• Two-car sets feature one powered and one unpowered 2600-series car
• Power car uses coreless truck motors
• Fully detailed interior includes amazing seat and decoration details
• Operating headlights, marker lights and interior lighting on both ends
• Working “destination” marker lights with directional on both ends
• Lighted front and rear signboards
• Fully detailed underbodies
• Wire grab irons 
• DC/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DCC/Sound
• Suggested minimum radius: 15”

The Rapido Trains HO scale Chicago ‘L’ Bridge features:

• The first HO scale transit track!
• Each kit contains: track sections with nickel-silver rail and bridge pieces
• Track and bridge components have keyed sections to join together
• Curve sections feature CTA’s unique heavy guardrail on inside curves with bolt detail
• Includes third rail and guardrail as well as center walkways
• Bridge girders feature amazing rivet details
• Inside curve radius: 15”

Order Due Date: May 15, 2026

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