Rapido HO C36-7 Norfolk Southern

Description

Railroad Short Name: NS

NS Features:

Delivered in 1982

• Rockwell truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
• C36-7 late 7-grille hood
• Extended range dynamic brake “hump”
• Late rear with raised numberboards and low (blanked) class lights
• Large “silenced” exhaust with early (small) exhaust inside
• 2-window cab with flagholder
• N&W/NS-specific lower pilot step
• Smooth nose
• Firecracker antenna
• Open cutout NS plow
• Open cutout NS plow on rear
• Banked class lights
• Ditchlights front and rear

Features:

• Headlights and rear lights
• Class lights, marker lights, or ditch lights, where applicable
• Step lights
•  Lit numberboards
• Full traction motor casing details
• Metal brake chain on engineer’s side
• Detailed underbody piping and conduit
• Separate grab irons
• Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
• Detailed cab interior
• Lighted control stand
• Heavy, die-cast weight for heavy hauling
• 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels