HO Scale Osgood-Bradley Lightweights - 10 Window Coach
1934. Worcester, MA. Pullman-Standard's Osgood-Bradley plant begins construction of one of the first true lightweight coaches for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of these famous passenger cars, Rapido Trains Inc. is delighted to officially introduce the Osgood-Bradley Lightweight Project.
First off, let's get the nomenclature right. For copyright issues, we're not allowed to call these cars by their popular name. The popular name for the cars, named after an A.C. Gilbert S scale model in the 1940s, was coined by Arthur Dubin in his book More Classic Trains in 1974. In the interests of historical accuracy, let's return these cars to their original name: they are Pullman-Standard's lightweight Osgood-Bradley coaches, or Osgood-Bradley coaches for short.
OUR HO SCALE OSGOOD-BRADLEY PASSENGER CARS FEATURE:
- Accurately scaled from original blueprints
- Correct tubular cross section with flush windows and painted frames
- Full underbody detail with separate air, steam and electrical lines
- Stunning 41-E trucks with prototype-specific journals and metal wheelsets
- Full interior detail including bulkhead mirrors
- Full skirts, partial skirts, or no skirts as appropriate
- With or without roof hatches as appropriate
- With GE or Frigidaire AC equipment as appropriate
- Operating diaphragms with end gates
- "Easy-Peasy" battery-operated interior lighting
- Separate grab irons, factory-installed
- Several car numbers available per paint scheme
- Minimum radius for skirted cars is 24"
PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLES
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  COMPLETE, CORRECT INTERIOR |
 END GATES, BRABS, HOSES - THE WORKS. |
 ALL THE UNDERBODY PIPES AND TANKS |
 ALL-NEW TRUCKS - YES THOSE ARE CHAINS! |