In the 1980s, the Rio Grande Ski Train utilized GP40 locomotives to power the train from Denver to Winter Park, Colorado. These GP40s looked sharp with a full passenger consist behind them as they rocketed up the side of the Rocky Mountains and through the famous Moffat Tunnel. To provide head end power to the cars, the GP40s teamed up with a converted PB B-unit that provided the HEP.

• ICONIC FOUR-AXLE LOCOMOTIVE POPULAR FROM THE 1960s THROUGH TODAY
• USED ON THE FAMOUS SKI TRAIN WITH THE PB STEAM HEATER AND HEP CAR
• CANNON AND COMPANY LICENSED RADIATOR AND DYNAMIC BRAKE FAN DESIGNS

THE RAPIDO GP40 LOCOMOTIVES FEATURE:

• Equipped with licensed Cannon & Company 48” radiator and dynamic brake fans
• Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
• Incredible underframe detail including traction motor cables, air filters and a silly number of separately applied parts
• Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
• Operating signal lights on front nose
• Correct fuel tank sizes per road number
• Road number-specific battery box doors
• Correct stepwells
• See-through, etched-metal steps
• Multiple truck sideframes tooled
• MoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running
• DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or Dual-Mode DC/DCC/Sound
• Suggested minimum radius: 18”

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