The Latest Audio and Video Samples

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To see all of our movies click here to go to our YouTube page.

An Amazing Alberta Adventure

Join Jason and Dan from Rapido Trains Inc. as they travel across Canada in search of their new freight engine.

Doppler Madness - the FP9A horn

Our new FP9A models include a recording of the real thing passing at speed, so you can hear the doppler effect at level crossings if you wish.

The Canadian at the National Train Show

A pre-production sample of Rapido's forthcoming HO scale model of CPR's "The Canadian" rolls along the Freemo layout at the 2011 National Train Show in Sacramento, California.

The Canadian in HO Scale

Our first test sample of The Canadian complete passenger train in HO scale.

GMD FP9A with Sound

Our first sound-equipped sample of the forthcoming HO scale FP9A locomotive. The model is missing some details (windshield wipers, sun shades, wind deflectors) but is otherwise complete. The decoder is by Soundtraxx using sounds recorded by Rapido on the roof of the real 6505. See "The Really Cheap FP9 Movie" for more!

HO Scale Locomotive Grills in Winter

New "No Warp Grills" on our FP9A diesel model. Say goodbye to wavy grills on your model trains! Rapido introduces a new concept in etched metal locomotive grills for F-Units!

Rapido Classics

SOME OLDIES BUT GOODIES

An epic update on the new TurboTrain gearboxes...

Fresh from his acclaimed performance in "The Really Cheap FP9 Movie", noted railroad nut...errr... enthusist and Rapido owner Jason Shron (below) guides you through the latest news on our drive systems. A thrill a minute - You won't want to miss this one!

While Jason does all of the hard work, Bill Schneider gets to play with trains, and he has some new toys to try out! Click below to see our new HO scale Osgood Bradley coaches run through sweeping, majestic panoramas on Bill's layout. OK, maybe not quite so sweeping, and yes, we know that they're going in circles....

In case you missed it in the Telegraph.... See how models REALLY get made!
Its all here - A Cast of Thousands, Drama, Suspense, Romance, Sex, Violence...
and an FP9.

Well, there's an FP9 in it anyway.....

New TurboTrain gearbox samples, the "Oh, So Steamy" steam generator car in action and much more!

Rapido Classics

SOME OLDIES BUT GOODIES
Video Samples
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See a video interview taken at our booth at the Model Railroad Hobbyist web site.

New LRC Gearbox samples

Telephone Pole Installation Video Samples

TurboTrain Video Samples