Rapido Trains CP Rail Angus Vans Arrive

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When Jason Shron started Rapido Trains, I told him I was sorry I couldn't support him financially.

Since my layout is set in the mid-1990s in the Canadian prairies, I don’t need the kinds of things that Rapido is best known for—VIA and CN smooth side passenger cars, LRCs, steam gennies or F units.

But, I told him, if you ever bring out a prototypical CP Rail Angus caboose (or van, as they are called in Canada), I’m in.

Well, as most people know, Jason did just that, and today I am the proud owner of two of these fine models. Since I model the post-van period, they will be on display in the engine yard area on the CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision. But I'm sure they'll get to take a few trips around the layout, too, just for old time's sake.

John Longhurst, Winnipeg
http://cprailmmsub.blogspot.com/

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JDL56 said:
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When Jason Shron started Rapido Trains, I told him I was sorry I couldn't support him financially.

Since my layout is set in the mid-1990s in the Canadian prairies, I don’t need the kinds of things that Rapido is best known for—VIA and CN smooth side passenger cars, LRCs, steam gennies or F units.

But, I told him, if you ever bring out a prototypical CP Rail Angus caboose (or van, as they are called in Canada), I’m in.

Well, as most people know, Jason did just that, and today I am the proud owner of two of these fine models. Since I model the post-van period, they will be on display in the engine yard area on the CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision. But I'm sure they'll get to take a few trips around the layout, too, just for old time's sake.

John Longhurst, Winnipeg
http://cprailmmsub.blogspot.com/

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Nice models! Are you going to weather one of them? I got one of their steam generators this past spring:
 
Weather them??
He's most likely going to stroke the numbers out and write W/A across them!
(denotes scrapping) :(
Sooner or later they'll end up at my door! :p
 
They look great. As for having a use for them on the layout you canprobably claim they're being used on local freights especially ones that may have to travel backwards for long distances.
 
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