@@rapidotrains So, given your reputation for the fine details, does this mean these will also include the ability to "dispense" their infamous "calling cards" on statues, sidewalks, building ledges and people's heads? 😁
Aw man, I was hoping for a “small town station” with DCC, Sound, and ditch lights, how unfortunate... But really, I’m hyped for the E8s, finally someone does them right!
@@rapidotrains indeed we do, I know it’s a long shot, but would NJDOT and NJT E8s be considered for a future run? They’d go great with the NJT comet cars!
Great release! Of course I'd personally be equally interested in any of the suggestions from Craig - the MP36, F125 (maybe for those upcoming Bi-levels? 😉) and yes, modern NYC subway equipment would be awesome...
This is fantastic news of intergalactic proportions! We can't wait to get a set of the UP Heritage E9's (if you make them) to run here at the museum! We can run the E8 too... but hint, hint... the 951/949/963B set would be amazing... ;)
Very exciting that Rapido will take on the E Unit - ICRR and SRR Crescent! I am looking forward to seeing the complete lighting effects - headlights, class lights, backup lights, ground lights, cab lights and more! ETA? Thank you!
That's a hell of an undertaking! Chicago & North Western used E8s in Chicago commuter service up until 1983(?), so you better not forget their long and worthy careers in the City trains and 400 services as well.
Thanks for the Christmas morning laughs guys! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Also thank you so much for all the amazing things you guys do for the industry. I guess its a good thing my Proto 2000 kit bashes of the Conrail Executive fleet E8s are still unfinished... BECAUSE now I can justify buying a few of these! Please do Conrail 4020,4021,and 4022. Seriously please. Those of us at the Conrail Historical Society will be forever grateful.
Excellent choice! Need to have NYC Cigar Band E8's geared for 90 MPH Flexi-Van Service! Oh, by the way, love the scissors lift raising up towards the overhead catenary at 4:26 ⚡
The catenary's "Juice" was shut off that day ... And there are plenty of folks there keeping an eye out to make sure the lift didn't touch it, even with the power off.
@@rapidotrains I hope it's not off the table for you guys. Considering you guys are manufacturing modern commuter stock (F59ph, Comet cars, and Bombardier Bilevels) it can't be too far fetched.
If you guys make the Southern Railway E8s, I'm definitely getting road number 6901. That's the one we have in operating condition here at the Southeastern railroad museum. Oh and a few others to fill out the roster.
Yes, I should have an SP unit on pre-order. I don't know if there is a market for some '50's export locos, but GM made a beautiful turret cab-center cab diesel that I have a picture of and would buy it if it came out in plastic.
Many great ideas. Detailed HO scale vehicle models are hard to find especially in the modern era. Going with Busses, a Thomas C2 or FS65 would be nice, or the internationals. Plus some commercial trucks like the Freightliner M2s or Kenworths T800s would be great. Or just regular vehicles like Ford F150s would be great done right. In the meantime I cannot wait to get the Amtrak 4316 I just ordered and the F59PHs that I need to modify for NCDOT. Keep up the great work.
Interesting seeing the MAX SPEED 79 M.P.H stenciling on the dash board at 3:41. From my understanding, a good number of E8's were geared for 98mph operation and could actually hit 100mph plus.
@@rapidotrains Don't tease me on this--I'm not strong enough! The underground beauties. Like, say, the truth R68s in the video. I'll even get one of those Metrolink F59s if that's what it takes to get a Rapido subway.
I've got a few suggestions for my Canadian homies, for what it's worth. 1) A CN Turbo Train in the original CN white, red and black colour scheme. 2) A 'Dayliner' 2-unit RDC Budd car set in the original CP colour scheme. 3) A 5-car plus locomotive CN passenger train in the original all black, white striping with red logo circa 1970 (the one that ran from Toronto to London); and 4) The London and Port Stanley Railroad passenger service. Thank you for your dedicated commitment to model railroading and the preservation of real meaningful Canadian history.
I never knew that E-units made it up to Canada and even more surprised that they made it all the way to VIA. Where did CP/VIA use the E-units? I'd guess out east where there aren't that many grades?
CPR bought their 3 E8s for use on the Boston-Montreal passenger trains and they would generally stay in the east being based out of Montreal. In the VIA years they could be seen on the Canadian and elsewhere before being retired in 1982 and scrapped within a couple years.
An E8/9 that's 100% matched, huh? I will be counting the rivets!!! Hahahahaaaaaaa!!!! No, not really. I can't see that small stuff anymore. But.... I will be looking for a future release of a Milwaukee Road E9. Seein' how you already are using Armour Yellow & Harbor Mist Grey. A-hem! Suppose, I might be talked into a model of the AMTK 4316 to keep me occupied in the meantime. :vD Keep up the great work with the models & great videos. Regards!
I hope you’re going to do the Union pacific E-9 the business locomotives the ABA set. 951 & 963B 949. That would be fantastic. The last company that did the excursion ABA. Was 2005 if I’m not mistaken. Could be wrong on the year. And and they did a terrible job. Another big popular E8 Was Chicago and Northwestern ( CNW )
When life-like came out with the proto 2000 e8/9's. And walthers has kinda retooled them and released them. So how are these different with those. Didn't those come out almost spot on?
AeroTrain!!! There are only 3 units to make: power, coach and end. NYC, RI, UP, DEMO. A base config would have Powercar, 3 coaches and end car. Additional coaches could be added as wanted. It would be Perfect. Do it before ScaleTrains does it!
Love the Vision On theme. Maybe you could get Sylvester McCoy to make a video of your UK models? Or failing that you could get the President and CEO Jordan to play the spoons on his next video? How about getting people to send in photos of their Rapido models with the Gallery theme as the backing music? Is it late 2021 yet? Waiting for my N Scale GMD FP9A to drop on my doormat, (If and when my postie learns how to read numbers that is.) Your UK website won't load for some reason today. :-(
The Illinois Central E8 has 3 lights on the top and 2 lights on the bottom, in your ad for this model it shows a pic of the IC 4027 with the correct 3 lights on top but in the art work it only shows 2 lights on the top so I am wondering is the model going to have the correct 3 lights?
The renderings shown are all preliminary and are subject to change. We'll be looking at getting the IC headlights right for production! You may also want to drop an email through our contact page and it can be passed along to the design team: rapidotrains.com/contact-us
@@rapidotrains I started looking at photos, your drawing is correct. I real life we did locomotives for Denmark, which got equipped with snow shields right above the louvers. One engine got severely snowed inside its body with very fine grained snow. With the shields there was no problem any more.
Best part was "radio control pigeons" lmao
Yeah we'll be making those next... 😂
@@rapidotrains I'll order your whole stock
@@rapidotrains So, given your reputation for the fine details, does this mean these will also include the ability to "dispense" their infamous "calling cards" on statues, sidewalks, building ledges and people's heads? 😁
@@rapidotrains In N?
Will they poop in DC mode, or DCC only?
Aw man, I was hoping for a “small town station” with DCC, Sound, and ditch lights, how unfortunate...
But really, I’m hyped for the E8s, finally someone does them right!
We all need that small town station! 😄
@@rapidotrains indeed we do, I know it’s a long shot, but would NJDOT and NJT E8s be considered for a future run? They’d go great with the NJT comet cars!
Great release! Of course I'd personally be equally interested in any of the suggestions from Craig - the MP36, F125 (maybe for those upcoming Bi-levels? 😉) and yes, modern NYC subway equipment would be awesome...
Yeah, a lot of us like those too... 😁
Don't forget the F40PH-3C'S and F40PH-2CATs
What a tease those MPI36 locomotives would have been a great pairing for the bombardier cars...
Maybe we'll do them in the future!
@@rapidotrains That would be awsome, the TruLine Trains models didn't hold up well.
Oh man! I need a new E-8/9 Locomotive too for my business train. Albit I did wish that you guys would have done the MP36 PH-3- CAT.
One day!
This is fantastic news of intergalactic proportions! We can't wait to get a set of the UP Heritage E9's (if you make them) to run here at the museum! We can run the E8 too... but hint, hint... the 951/949/963B set would be amazing... ;)
We'd love to do the Heritage units at some point in the future!
I love the sense of humor. Even in the operation manual lol. Was lucky to find one of those magnificent Amtrak E8s! What an incredible job!
Thanks! Glad you were able to track one down!
@@rapidotrains Me too! What's the next project? Lol
Very exciting that Rapido will take on the E Unit - ICRR and SRR Crescent! I am looking forward to seeing the complete lighting effects - headlights, class lights, backup lights, ground lights, cab lights and more! ETA? Thank you!
These will likely be arriving early in 2022. Lots of work to do still!
We’re all going to be broke. Thanks, Rapido?
You're welcome? 😅
@@rapidotrainsJust say it with me, "70's-era Rock Island. 70's-era Rock..."
I'm really can't wait for a the Pennsylvania Railroad E8A units.
Wonderful!
@@rapidotrains maybe do some Brunswick Green 5-stripe? 🤔
@@joshuadunham2715 Even the one on that country singer's album called "Freight Train"? Is your brother Jef-f?
Plot Twist:--These will ONLY be sold to actual/registered Pennsylvania Residents......
That's a hell of an undertaking! Chicago & North Western used E8s in Chicago commuter service up until 1983(?), so you better not forget their long and worthy careers in the City trains and 400 services as well.
We won’t forget! 😁
@@rapidotrains Offer a Crandall Cab! You'd be like a god! Or even more god-like than you already are as a manufacturer.
Thanks for the Christmas morning laughs guys! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Also thank you so much for all the amazing things you guys do for the industry. I guess its a good thing my Proto 2000 kit bashes of the Conrail Executive fleet E8s are still unfinished... BECAUSE now I can justify buying a few of these! Please do Conrail 4020,4021,and 4022. Seriously please. Those of us at the Conrail Historical Society will be forever grateful.
Merry Christmas to you too! Those Conrail executive units will likely come at some point. 😁
@@rapidotrains WOOHOOO!
Excellent choice! Need to have NYC Cigar Band E8's geared for 90 MPH Flexi-Van Service! Oh, by the way, love the scissors lift raising up towards the overhead catenary at 4:26 ⚡
The catenary's "Juice" was shut off that day ... And there are plenty of folks there keeping an eye out to make sure the lift didn't touch it, even with the power off.
Yep, heads up!
Why you didn't decide to do MPXpress/MP36 will remain a mystery till you finally do it.
Never say never!
@@rapidotrains I hope it's not off the table for you guys. Considering you guys are manufacturing modern commuter stock (F59ph, Comet cars, and Bombardier Bilevels) it can't be too far fetched.
If you guys make the Southern Railway E8s, I'm definitely getting road number 6901. That's the one we have in operating condition here at the Southeastern railroad museum. Oh and a few others to fill out the roster.
Yes we have the Southern E units coming! rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/diesel-locomotives/ho-scale-emd-e8a-e8b-locomotives
Yes, I should have an SP unit on pre-order.
I don't know if there is a market for some '50's export locos, but GM made a beautiful turret cab-center cab diesel that I have a picture of and would buy it if it came out in plastic.
Export locos are a tough call, but anything is possible!
Nice job guys! love the product video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the fact that CP and VIA's E8 units are included too!
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Ordering my Amtrak unit now. Merry Christmas guys, thanks for producing an awesome model!
Thanks, Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too!
PENN CENTRAL, and maybe the CONRAIL OCS E8's.
That's the long-term plan!
A wise choice for a lot of future production. Really looking forward to UP a& b units.
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Many great ideas. Detailed HO scale vehicle models are hard to find especially in the modern era. Going with Busses, a Thomas C2 or FS65 would be nice, or the internationals. Plus some commercial trucks like the Freightliner M2s or Kenworths T800s would be great. Or just regular vehicles like Ford F150s would be great done right. In the meantime I cannot wait to get the Amtrak 4316 I just ordered and the F59PHs that I need to modify for NCDOT. Keep up the great work.
Thanks! Modern busses and trucks are neat!
Greetings Jordan.Great video and Great music.Merry Christmas.
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
Do all VIA E8 units will have ditch lights or just the #1800 ? I'd like to see HO remote controlled pigeons
Yes all VIA painted units will have them installed.
WELL DESERVED!!! Ps please include some commuter units like NJDOT and NJT in the future!
We'll keep that in mind!
An excellent choice, I hope you'll consider SP E8 6018 in Daylight. I'm in for one of their E9s once you release those.
Yes we’ll be looking at doing the SP version in the next release!
Will you be doing the E9s that still run in UP's heritage fleet?
Likely at some point in the future!
Does the E8 come with a fluffy corgi? like the one at 1:10
Unfortunately it does not. That's our assistant manager.
Interesting seeing the MAX SPEED 79 M.P.H stenciling on the dash board at 3:41. From my understanding, a good number of E8's were geared for 98mph operation and could actually hit 100mph plus.
Good catch!
I REALLY LIKE.....the Pigeon idea! Merry Christmas Folks.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Ok, the E units are amazing, but please tell me there's still a possibility of a Rapido subway??!
The sandwich shop or the underground ones? 😁
@@rapidotrains Don't tease me on this--I'm not strong enough! The underground beauties. Like, say, the truth R68s in the video. I'll even get one of those Metrolink F59s if that's what it takes to get a Rapido subway.
Maybe us Conrail guys can finally see correct E8A’s for an OCS train? And maybe some of the coaches too? One can dream! 😁
They're on our radar!
Are you going to make any southern pacific e8s?
Always a good chance!
i was gonna ask for the Conrail OCS paint scheme until i saw the one off Amtrak scheme... my goodness it looks fabulous!
The Conrail OCS units might come at some point in the future!
I've got a few suggestions for my Canadian homies, for what it's worth. 1) A CN Turbo Train in the original CN white, red and black colour scheme. 2) A 'Dayliner' 2-unit RDC Budd car set in the original CP colour scheme. 3) A 5-car plus locomotive CN passenger train in the original all black, white striping with red logo circa 1970 (the one that ran from Toronto to London); and 4) The London and Port Stanley Railroad passenger service. Thank you for your dedicated commitment to model railroading and the preservation of real meaningful Canadian history.
We've produced a lot of that in the past, though not as complete sets. Have a look on eBay.
I'm ordering 2 in EL, and hoping for future releases in BN and C&NW.
Great! We do plan on other schemes in the future as well and BN and C&NW are likely candidates.
Good choice. We need a good tractor trailer for plastics. Only rapido could do those elaborate trailers correctly.
For sure!
Dude, I was so bummed out about the MP36PH-3C'S
Never say never!
@@rapidotrains pls take my money!
I'm still waiting for a Great Northern NW-5... in N scale. Probably not in my life-time. 😢
@@michaeldean4704 ikr
How about some CN GP9RM’s (late) with all the strobe lighting and ditch lights of course.
Maybe one day!
Are you planning to release a version of the CB&Q E8 with the black stripes on the nose instead of red?
We're focusing on the run with red stripes for now, but we will keep them in mind for a future release.
Beautiful Locomotives! Love those E8's! 👍😎 Looking forward to seeing them in N scale one day too! 😇 🙏
We’ll keep that in mind!
Please consider Milwaukee Road units for a future run. Thanks for your efforts on these! I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
We will!
I never knew that E-units made it up to Canada and even more surprised that they made it all the way to VIA. Where did CP/VIA use the E-units? I'd guess out east where there aren't that many grades?
CPR bought their 3 E8s for use on the Boston-Montreal passenger trains and they would generally stay in the east being based out of Montreal. In the VIA years they could be seen on the Canadian and elsewhere before being retired in 1982 and scrapped within a couple years.
Got two UP A-B sets on order! Can't wait to see them!
Awesome!
still, i would like the R68 or R68/A in HO Scale! (with possibly scrollable rollsigns?)
Hit up that product suggestion form!
Please add the B unit and Milwaukee Road colours as well!
B units - this run. MILW - future run. We have many, many runs to do!
I love the radio control pigeons!
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Would love it if you guys did the BN E9s in a future run
Absolutely!
Cool, E units. I hope for an SP bloody nose version! (Though I'm sure the Daylight versions would win out if you do SP.)
We hope to be doing many future runs in different liveries!
"Radio contoled pigeons"...the US government already makes those
Ya it would be hard for us to compete in that market! 😂
perfect for a christmas present from rapido
Thanks for watching!
Will you do a BN E9 that was used for Metra in Chicago? I NEED them
Almost assuredly in a future run!
@@rapidotrains awesome!! I will order it as soon as you announce that.
@@rapidotrains Ok, now that is causing a frenzy of interest and speculation in the Chicagoland Commuter modelers community.
My budget is doomed, doomed I tell you! Awesome! There goes my Rapido 12 Step Program.....
Sorry about that! 😂
Can’t wait for them, was hoping to see a metra or burlington northern scheme or even the nysw e9’s.
We’ll most likely do those in the future!
@@rapidotrains thank you, definitely can’t wait to see these and the future runs.
Why can’t I have this much fun at work
Woah, woah! We do work hard...after we have fun first!
Are you guys going to have plans to do MP36's one day??? If so I'd buy several.
We'll certainly consider it!
Nice Amtrak F40PH t-shirt! Now I need to find me one of those.
Check our swag store!
@@rapidotrains Thanks! I found it and placed an order for 2 of 'em.
Will there be a Burlington route e8 nabrasca zypher silver pilot it's at the Illinois railway museum
The Nebraska Zephyr E unit is an earlier E5, but we will keep those in mind for the future!
An E8/9 that's 100% matched, huh? I will be counting the rivets!!! Hahahahaaaaaaa!!!! No, not really. I can't see that small stuff anymore. But.... I will be looking for a future release of a Milwaukee Road E9. Seein' how you already are using Armour Yellow & Harbor Mist Grey. A-hem! Suppose, I might be talked into a model of the AMTK 4316 to keep me occupied in the meantime. :vD Keep up the great work with the models & great videos. Regards!
We’ll likely get to the MILW e units in a future release!
@@rapidotrains That, my friends, is exciting news! Can't wait!
Please make the Union Pacific heritage fleet E9s ABA please need them desperately
We do plan to...
I hope you’re going to do the Union pacific E-9 the business locomotives the ABA set. 951 & 963B 949. That would be fantastic. The last company that did the excursion ABA. Was 2005 if I’m not mistaken. Could be wrong on the year. And and they did a terrible job. Another big popular E8 Was Chicago and Northwestern ( CNW )
@@rapidotrains Excellent! Here model E9 a video from my old channel ruclips.net/video/xp4N6602wjU/видео.html
Jolly good show @rapidotrains hopefully when I start working I'll buy some of your models.
Thanks! You won't be disappointed!
@@rapidotrains you were indeed correct 👍 loving my PA1 locomotive. Sounds are awesome and the locomotive runs beautifully
I love the E8 buttttt..I'm sad there is not one in just the erie paint scene, because that would be cool to look like the one in port jervis.. =)
We'll get to the Erie units at some point!
@@rapidotrains thank you ;)
Might have to consider the CB&Q or the CP. Maybe both.
Awesome!
Awesome! No more scouring EBay for old P2k Es and hoping they don't have cracked frames!
Thanks!
I love the music used in this vid
Thanks!
Always great models and announcements too!
Thanks!
Are Frisco's "Racehorses/Redbirds" being considered?
For sure!
@@rapidotrains Oh dear... I may be a goner.
Will the model E8 be sentient as well? That would be really cool!!!
That's a scary though if they were to be! 🤣
Has there been any thought about doing a modernized HEP version? Like the Conrail, Pennsylvania, or the Iowa Pacific units
Yes we’ll be looking at the possibility of these for a future release!
Perfect I’m going to pre order the Rock Island!
Yes we will get to the Rock Island E8s in a future release!
@@rapidotrains very exciting!
Any chance of Cando Rail paint schemes ? Specifically on the ex-CN low hood converted GP9s.
Maybe one day!
Love to see a B&O one, also any news on the CN/CPR 4-6-0
CPR D10 tooling samples should be arriving in January. CNR H6 is still in hold for the moment though.
Yeah. The E-8's and E-9's. In the pre Amtrak era, everybody, except SantaFe, had em.
Santa Fe did have several E8m diesels! These were rebuild from retired pre-war E1's.
@rapidotrains Yeah. That's why I don't consider them true E-8's, but that's just me. As E-8's they didn't get any prime assignments.
Omg they included the oerm I’m near there and I love it
Thanks for watching! The Oerm has been a great help with this project!
When life-like came out with the proto 2000 e8/9's. And walthers has kinda retooled them and released them. So how are these different with those. Didn't those come out almost spot on?
The Walthers hood contours are still incorrect and many of the details are still based on the Proto models from the early 90's.
You guys gotta make the SP E9's too.
For sure in the future!
@@rapidotrains You guys gotta! I still got my walthers proto E9 and i love it!
Music: once again by bensound.
We definitely make use of Bensound's catalog.
@@rapidotrainsyup. I like bensounds music.
Did MKT have any E8s?
Yes they had a small fleet of E7 and E8 diesels. We may do those in a future release!
Such an inspiration!
PS.. Make an Aussie locomotive for the market down here! We'd love it!
Thanks! Australia does have neat locomotives!
Nice. Glad that Jordan is fighting Cylons. I guess that I will have to get a Via one.
VIA-CN, with SKIRTS. 😂😂
AeroTrain!!! There are only 3 units to make: power, coach and end. NYC, RI, UP, DEMO. A base config would have Powercar, 3 coaches and end car. Additional coaches could be added as wanted. It would be Perfect. Do it before ScaleTrains does it!
Con Cor made these in HO several years ago, but we'll keep them in mind for the future!
Can't wait! Good job guys!
Thanks!
Love the Vision On theme. Maybe you could get Sylvester McCoy to make a video of your UK models? Or failing that you could get the President and CEO Jordan to play the spoons on his next video? How about getting people to send in photos of their Rapido models with the Gallery theme as the backing music?
Is it late 2021 yet? Waiting for my N Scale GMD FP9A to drop on my doormat, (If and when my postie learns how to read numbers that is.)
Your UK website won't load for some reason today. :-(
Another Vision On fan! Woo-hoo! Tony Hart is our hero.
Would be nice if they’d make some RTA/ Metra E units 🙃
Those were neat and unique!
I'll be buying 4316 and maybe some UP E9s
Awesome!
How about doing the 1939 Royal train passenger car set for the Royal Hudson you guys did in 2019?
They aren't in the plans at this time, but anything is possible in the future.
Jordan always has the freshest Air Max 90's.... and the only bad part about the E8's is choosing which Northeast road name to buy! These look Amazing!
...just imagine an AM90 in the Crescent scheme. Thanks for the compliments!
Funny video loved it! Showing the sd70 and gevo at the beginning is definitely clickbait lol and it worked!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
did u guys ever do the tube train
If you mean the Turbo, yes.
We haven't made subways trains as of yet. Maybe one day!
@@rapidotrains turbo train. sorry. the CN turbo train
That GP40TC is gonna be awesome
If we could only sell that to the boss!
What about a Chicago and North Western E8 with HEP
We’ll be considering them for a future release!
Don't forget Southern Pacific's Daylight E units. The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento has one..................
We'll get to them sooner or later!
The Illinois Central E8 has 3 lights on the top and 2 lights on the bottom, in your ad for this model it shows a pic of the IC 4027 with the correct 3 lights on top but in the art work it only shows 2 lights on the top so I am wondering is the model going to have the correct 3 lights?
My money is on it's gonna have 2 unfortunately
The renderings shown are all preliminary and are subject to change. We'll be looking at getting the IC headlights right for production! You may also want to drop an email through our contact page and it can be passed along to the design team: rapidotrains.com/contact-us
Wisconsin & Southern and Alaska E9's. Well one could only hope.
Maybe in the future!
Hi there, is it possible the UP snow shield s are ad the wrong location? Shouldn't they protect the grill of the hatch over the dynamic brake louvers?
Not sure why UP placed them where they did, but we followed the prototypes when designing our model.
@@rapidotrains I started looking at photos, your drawing is correct. I real life we did locomotives for Denmark, which got equipped with snow shields right above the louvers. One engine got severely snowed inside its body with very fine grained snow. With the shields there was no problem any more.
A Metra MP36PH might be nice for future
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Merry Christmas!!!!
Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄
KCS white E-8s? There were only two!
We'll keep them in mind for a future release!
THE E 8/9 LOCOS, GOOD CHOICESIM WAS HOPING FOR A BOXCAB LOCO...
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Can't wait to get my hands on one!
Awesome!