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Rapido announces Icons of Steam Locos and rolling stock
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MRH_News_Online

This morning at Exporail in Quebec, Jason Shron announced Rapido's next major project - Icons of Steam - this will be a multi-year project, culminating in 2023, and producing 12 iconic Canadian Steam locomotives, usually in multiple classes. The schedule can be found at  http://www.rapidotrains.com/iconsofsteam-schedule.html

In short: 

2017 - Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 Royal Hudson (three classes)

2018 - Canadian Pacific 4-6-0 (three classes)

2018 - Canadian National 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler (two  classes)

2019 - Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 Hudson (two classes)

2019 - Canadian National 2-8-0 Consolidation (two classes)

2020 - Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 Light Pacific (two classes)

2020 - Canadian National 4-8-2 Mountain (Class U1f)

2021 - Candian Pacific 4-6-2 Heavy Pacific (three classes)

2021 - Candian National 4-6-2 Pacific (three classes)

2022 - Canadian Pacific 2-10-4 Selkirk (two classes)

2022 - Canadian Pacific 4-8-4 U4 Northern (two classes)

2023 - Canadian Pacific 4-4-4 Jubilee (two classes) 
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Greg Williams GregW66 Prolific poster 1,305 posts
Greg Williams GregW66

3 must haves

I see three must haves on the list. Royal Hudson, Selkirk, Jubilee. I have no idea how I am going to afford them but I have to have em! Kudos to Rapido for taking on this awesome project.
Greg Williams
Superintendent - Eastern Canada Division - NMRA
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jeffshultz MRH Staff 7,972 posts
jeffshultz

Photos from the event

MRH's Les Halmos was there - 

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Jeff Shultz - MRH Technical Assistant
DCC Features Matrix/My blog index
Modeling a fictional GWI shortline combining three separate areas into one freelance-ish railroad.
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Les Halmos MRH Staff 304 posts
Les Halmos

Rapido announcement 2015 Oct 12th

Just got back from the Rapido presentation, great crowd, a special trip for most coming in from Toronto on a VIA train in two Dome cars specially reserved by Rapido for the occasion. They get the trip, the presentation, special t-shirts, lunch, visit of the Delson Quebec Railway Museum, a special movie presentation. Then back on the train  and Toronto.

Wow, what a great fan trip, you couldn't get much better. Kudos to Rapido for putting on a great show, not to mention the great products coming down the line!

MRH interview with Jason Shron, Rapido President coming soon!

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Les Halmos

Advertising Account Manager

Modular Columnist
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IrishRover Prolific poster 1,660 posts
IrishRover

looking good!

I hope they also offer them in a painted, unlettered version for us Yanks who like a nice looking steamer, but wouldn't see Canadian locos on our lines...
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Dave K skiloff Prolific poster 4,030 posts
Dave K skiloff

Not a steam guy

But a few of these will likely end up in my train room.  Wish I could have been there, but not many of these sorts of things get organized in the relatively sparsely populated prairies.

Dave
Playing around in HO and N scale since 1976
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jimfitch Prolific poster 5,268 posts
jimfitch

Jason Schron is a crazy guy

Jason Schron is a crazy guy and is going to make a lot of Canadian's and (some south of the border) very happy!

 

Live long and prosper Jason!
Jim Fitch

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Jim Fitch
northern VA
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jeffshultz MRH Staff 7,972 posts
jeffshultz

MRH Interview

Les Halmos interviews Jason Shron: 

 

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Jeff Shultz - MRH Technical Assistant
DCC Features Matrix/My blog index
Modeling a fictional GWI shortline combining three separate areas into one freelance-ish railroad.
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Bremner Prolific poster 1,217 posts
Bremner

I wish...

I wish that it was N Scale, 2860 was my first cab ride.

am I the only N Scale Pacific Electric Freight modeler in the world?

https://sopacincg.com 
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UPWilly Prolific poster 1,964 posts
UPWilly

Curiosity killed a cat

I was quite curious and so had to surf to the Rapido site for a view of the icons and came across some absolutely beautiful railfanning pictures. Go see them to whet your appetite (bon apetit).

Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson

 

Bill D.

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N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'
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Deemiorgos Super User 7,336 posts
Deemiorgos

I'll definitely want a ten

I'll definitely want a ten wheeler, but looks it will be some time from now.
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