Announced Date:	January 2025
Released Date:
Individually Boxed:	N/A

Road Name: British Columbia Railway
Road Number: 730231, 730243, 730266, 730319, 730327, 730386
Product Line: Rapido Trains HO
Scale: HO Scale
Catalog: Rapido Trains March 2025

Features:

• Multiple Side Sill variations with different winch and ratchet configurations • Multiple top truss configurations; early Z pattern and standard closed pattern with and without tie down brackets • Two deck configurations; early with risers and mid without risers • Two underbody configurations • Multiple end cage variants • Multiple brake stand options • Multiple truck types (six to be exact!) • Factory-installed rubber airhoses • See through eroded metal crossover platforms • Fully detailed underbodies with brake piping • Factory-installed metal grab irons and coupler lift bars • Free rolling, metal wheelsets • Suggested minimum radius: 22”

Overview:

One of the most overlooked, yet common loads carried by North American railroads is finished wood products! We are proud to introduce the HO Scale NSC 73’ Centerbeam Car. Over 20,000 examples of this car were produced by National Steel Car, between 1987 through the mid-2000s, with some car variations along the way. Whenever you see a general merchandise freight pass by you, there’s a high probability that you will see at least four or more centerbeams mixed in. Have you taken notice of the roadnames/ownership of those cars? Centerbeams are unique in that they are owned by large Class I railroads, leasing companies and smaller shortlines. The wood industry is so lucrative that even our new run of the HO Scale 73’ NSC Centerbeam is no stranger to a wide variety of roadnames!

British Columbia

Rapido Trains HO 174008A - NSC 73' Centerbeam Flatcar "British Columbia Railway"