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Rapido 25504 HO RTL Turboliner Set #4 - Amtrak Phase III Late - DCC/Sound
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains (Made in China)
Part Number: 25504 (606-25504)
Condition: New
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Last Selling Price: 🇨🇦 $968.96 (May 2023)
MSRP: $1,139.95 - Save $170.99 / 15%!
☑️  20+ available at our distributors as of last update.
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Scales/Gauges: HO / H0 (1:87)
Prototype: RTL Turboliner
Colour: white/red/blue
Railroad / Company: Amtrak
Paint Scheme / Livery: Phase III Late
Road/Unit Number: 156, 179, 180, 181, 157
Features:
Knuckle Couplers
Metal Wheels
DC Control
DCC Equipped
Sound Equipped
Description:
Set includes 2x Power Coach (both powered) and 3x Coach - #s 156, 179, 180, 181, 157

The Rapido HO Scale Turboliner Features
Accurately designed using original blueprints and field measurements
Tinted windows, full interior details and flicker-free interior lighting
Separate factory installed grab irons
Full underbody details and highly-detailed trucks, including third-rail shoes
Both Power Cars come with smooth, reliable drive systems for optimal performance
Working headlights, marker lights and cab-mounted strobe lights
DCC models feature accurate sounds sourced and remastered from original videos


Rapido Brings Speed Back to the Rails

In the 1970s – with Amtrak still reeling from inheriting a proverbial mixed bag of equipment from the former passenger carriers – efforts were made to improve passenger services along key corridors. Following the success of the French-built RTG Turboliners in the mid-1970s in the Midwest, Amtrak turned to Rohr Industries in California to build modernized Turboliners for use along the Empire Corridor.

Entering service starting in September 1976, these new RTL Turboliners quickly proved their value, bringing passengers back to the rails. Equipped with third-rail shoes, they operated on electric power through New York’s Grand Central Terminal (and later Penn Station), switching to gas-turbine power once out of New York City. Painted in Amtrak’s stunning red, white and blue Phase III paint scheme, they operated on most Empire Corridor services, as well as regular appearances on the Adirondack to and from Montreal in the early years. Occasional equipment needs even put the Turbos on other rare adventures outside their normal call of duty, including the Niagara Rainbow to Detroit via Southwestern Ontario, and the Maple Leaf to Toronto via Niagara Falls.

After nearly 20 years of service under their belts, Amtrak selected one RTL set in 1994 to be rebuilt into what would be called the RTL-II, incorporating several improvements including new turbines, a remodelled interior, a striking new demonstrator paint scheme, in addition to extending the lifespan of the set for several more years. While this set continued in service until 2003, no other RTL-II sets were ever commissioned.

Further redevelopments and improvements of the fleet into the RTL-IIIs was never fully realized, and all were retired from active service in 2004. Conventional equipment has since been utilized on the Empire Corridor services in place of the once mighty Turboliners.








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