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News Archives

June 23, 2010 - Special edition Telegraph posted on the manufacturing situation in China.

June 22, 2010 - Glowing new caboose review from Model Retailer Magazine!

June 10, 2010 - New Timetable posted.

May 18, 2010 - Jason and Bill are interviewed on the May episode of The Scotty Mason Show.

November 9, 2009
New Arrivals:
HO Scale Illinois Central sleepers & Leg-Rest Coaches, Milwukee Road (UP) and Santa Fe steam gennies.

N Scale Milwukee Road and Great Northern Duplex Sleepers and Coaches

October 8, 2009
New Arrivals:
HO Scale Amtrak (phase 1), Chesapeake & Ohio, Great Northern, Missouri Pacific, Pennsylvania and Union Pacific steam gennies.

N Scale New York Central Duplex Sleepers and Coaches

JULY 22, 2009
New Arrivals:
HO Scale SOU, MP (Jenks blue), CN Demo (1960), CN Silver, CB&Q Shadowline, and CPR Super Continental Line Passenger cars.

Coming Late July:
HO scale "Oh, So Steamy!" Steam Generator Cars in CN (noodle), VIA/CN and Undec.
HO Scale CofGa, and TP (Eagle) Passenger cars.
N scale Panorama Line B&O, CN (1954) and EL passenger cars!

JULY 21, 2009
A few photos from the National Train Show in Hartford. (Click thumbs for larger images)



Owner Jason Shron demonstrates the running qualities of our new LRC drive, the slowest running high speed train on the market!

Bill Schneider discuses some minor point of freight car lettering with John Sheridan as Rick Abramson of the New Haven Railroad Historical & Technical Society tells visitors how much he likes the Osgood Bradley cars!


One of the highlights of the show for many was the Rapido Lounge, constructed with some of Jason's selection of original VIA/CN seats!

The Rapido Lounge as it was meant to be used!


A few new product samples on display.

A closer view of the product samples..


JUNE 17, 2009
Our first N scale cars have arrived! Look for Amtrak, CN (Wet Noodle), PRR, SP, VIA Rail and undecorated cars in your local hobby store soon!

JUNE 10, 2009
We have put up exploded diagrams of our N scale cars. Click Here to get them.

JUNE 1, 2009
We have put up more design drawings of our True North FP9. We have also put up some additional information about our new drivetrain both on the FP9 page and on the L.R.C.page.

MAY 29, 2009
We have put up some more detail photos of our new HO car styles - the 38-seat Club Galley, the first class Grill-Parlor (Buffet-Parlor) and the post-war 6-4-6 sleeper.

MAY 25, 2009
We have lots of new HO scale passenger car and N scale passenger car announcements!

MAY 14, 2009
We have put some new photos of our first LRC test castings up!

MAY 5, 2009
A new month, a new Telegraph. Click Here to read it.

APRIL 19, 2009
Bill Schneider is joining Rapido's product development team as of May 1, 2009. For the last 15 years, Bill has been responsible for product development at Branchline Trains. Click Here to read all about it.