Dear HO Scale Customers;

Rapido is excited to announce a new “53ft Corrugated Container” that pairs well with their 53ft Gunderson Well Car.

53ft High-Cube Smoothside Containers

53ft High-Cube Reinforced Outside-Braced Container with Corrugated Sides

You might ask, “which 53’ Corrugated Container?” In the 2010s, steel corrugated 53’ foot containers became the new standard for containers, instead of aluminum smoothside containers. Among the many builders (CIMC, Fuwa, Dong Fang, Jindo, etc.), there were several spotting features and design differences that made these unique in look and feel.

Those days have since passed. Now builders tend to homogenize design features and make similar choices as fellow builders. To add to the change to a more monotonous design, some large fleet owners no longer allow a builder’s sticker to be placed on the containers.

In the 2020s, the most significant design aspect of a 53’ container is which overall style it can be categorized as, regardless of builder. The key differences are the door corrugations, nose corrugations, and side panels.

For this run of containers, Rapido decided to tool up several of those options, including the newest design style! Starting in 2019, certain 53’ container builds began to feature a heavy-top rail. The “classic” 53’ designs have the side panel corrugations that go nearly all the way to the roof, with just a thin edge along the roofline. The new design, by contrast, gives the top of the container a hefty structure mirroring the bottom.

Both styles of corrugated 53’ containers are still being built today, but the heavy-top rail containers have become much more common, with large fleets among many owners. These will be sure to add visual variety to your container trains!

• NEW 53’ OUTSIDE-BRACED CONTAINERS!
• ALSO FEATURING THE POPULAR SMOOTHSIDE 53’ HIGHCUBE CONTAINER
• MANY POPULAR SHIPPING COMPANIES THAT ARE SEEN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

The HO Scale 53' High-Cube Containers Feature:

• Matching 53’ Husky Stack Well Cars available!
• Three varieties: outside-braced, reinforced and smoothside
• 53’ containers designed to fit with containers in your fleet
• Separate door rods
• Classic side panels with a thin top rail
• Variable hazmat placard placement per road name
• Multiple nose panel designs (horizontal corrugations and vertical ribs)

Order Due Date: October 15, 2026

Anticipated Delivery Date: August 2027

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