Rapido Trains 45539 HO ALCO C-425 Burlington Northern - SP&S Patch 4252 (DCC & Sound) Hot Bottle Car Based on the Chrysler B-platform

Based on the Chrysler B-platform

Prototype Era: 1979-Present

Further refinement comes from a selection of photo-etched metal parts

The engine’s angular nose offers the crew far better visibility than most other locomotives

Shock Type: Oil Filled "Big Bore" Aluminium Shocks - Coil Over Springs

Rapido Trains 45539 HO ALCO C-425 Burlington Northern - SP&S Patch 4252 (DCC & Sound) Hot Bottle Car Based on the Chrysler B-platformRapido Trains 45539 HO ALCO C 425 Burlington Northern SP&S Patch 4252 (DCC & Sound) In the 1960s, the American Locomotive Company faced fierce competition from GEs Universal Series and EMDs General Purpose locomotives. ALCOs response was the Century Series of locomotives, designed to outperform their competitors with better quality components. In 1963, ALCO introduced the C 424, designed to replace their RS 27 model, outputting 2,400 horsepower. 98