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The Book
About the book:
TurboTrain: A Journey is the first book ever to tell the story of the
TurboTrain through
hi story, stories and photographs.
136 full color pages with over 220 photographs, the majority of which
have never been
published before.
Unsurpassed archives:
o The only surviving original internal files from Canadian National's
TurboTrain project.
o Documents and photos from the Sikorsky archives.
o Interviews, films and documents from many of die designers, suppliers
and engineers.
About the author:
Jason Sharon is the founder and president of Rapido Trains Inc.,
manufacturer of HO-
Scale passenger cars and trains.
Obsessed with the TurboTrain since he was 2; he started the company, in
part, to produce
a model of the train for his own layout.
Available at Hobby Dealers & Book Stores
Catalog Number: 102008
ISBN: 978-0-9783611-0-5
List Price: $24.95
136 Pages, Full Color!
AVAILABLE NOW!
YouTube Video Files Below
Model Sound Test
Model - Passing Train |
The Model
On December 20, 1967 the United Aircraft
TurboTrain rocketed to an amazing 170.8 MPH on the Pennsylvania Railroad
in New Jersey. To this date, this is still the fastest speed ever
achieved by a production passenger train in the United States or Canada.
On April 22, 1976 a Canadian National TurboTrain reached a speed of
140.6 MPH between Montreal and Toronto. This is still the Canadian speed
record.
This year, Rapido Trains Inc. finally brings you the first ever accurate
model of the TurboTrain - North America's fastest train.
Now you can relive your memories of seeing this train roar past. Both
engines are sound-equipped, so your TurboTrain will roar at the front
and the rear just like the real thing.
TURBOTRAIN FEATURES:
REALISM IN LOOKS AND
SOUND
- Two powered Power Dome Car engines, each with a
5-pole, skew-wound motor and flywheel, as well as one
Intermediate Car with accurate windows and interior.
- Each Power Dome Car has its own Sound
Decoder and Speaker.
Click Here
to listen to a sample.
- Sounds include turbines, bell, doors, stations announcements,
and That Turbo Horn. If you
remember the TurboTrain, you will remember that horn.
- Sounds are 100% accurate.
They have been sampled from 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes,
crystal clear TurboTrain video footage recorded by Bill Morisson.
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ACCURACY AND VARIETY
- Correct interior and exterior detail for each
paint scheme
- Constant, directional headlights as well as forward and rear
Gyralites
- Full-width, operating diaphragms and guidance arms (24" radius
or greater)
- Decal sheet with destination signs and optional logos
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DETAIL AND
RELIABILITY
- The most detailed
interior ever produced in HO scale: "Padded"
armrests, faucets in the bathroom sinks, and a microwave in the
cafe car!
- Numerous factory-applied detail parts
- Constant interior lighting throughout
- Reliable operation on DC or DCC layouts
- Hand-held controller to operate sounds in DC
- Minimum 18-inch radius
- Additional coach, club and cafe cars available separately |
 NEW
HAVEN / DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
In this first paint scheme, the TurboTrain achieved its
phenomenal 170.8 MPH speed record on standard tracks in New Jersey.
1967-1968
 PENN
CENTRAL
Although it was a New Haven initiative, the TurboTrain
entered regular service on the Penn Central on April 9, 1969.
1968-1971
 EARLY
AMTRAK
In 1971, the TurboTrain was given this striking new paint
scheme for a showcase tour of the USA. 1971-1973
 LATE
AMTRAK
This was a unique application of Amtrak's Phase 1 paint
scheme and was very distinctive as it roared past.
1973-1979
 CANADIAN
NATIONAL
CN owned the largest fleet of TurboTrains and operated
them between Montreal and Toronto and Montreal and Ottawa.
1967-1976
 VIA
RAIL CANADA
In this paint scheme, the TurboTrain achieved the current
Canadian rail speed record of 140.6 MPH on April 22, 1976.
1976-1982
The Rapido Trains Inc.
TurboTrain will be equipped with a wide variety of accurate TurboSounds
sampled from the one of the only existing sound-equipped videos of the
TurboTrain. Train sounds have been carefully cleaned up using the latest
in Macintosh sound-editing software.
To listen to the sounds, you will require
Flash
Player.
Click Here to take a short audio trip on the TurboTrain.
This is what you will hear:
- TURBO STARTUP
- PENN STATION ANNOUNCEMENT
- ALL ABOARD
- BELL AND ACCELERATION
- CRUISING SOUND AND HORN
- NEW HAVEN ON-BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT
- BRAKES
- STAIRS FOLDING DOWN AND WARNING CHIME
- WIND DOWN
Click Here to take a short audio trip on the Canadian Turbo.
This is what you will hear:
- TURBO STARTUP
- TORONTO UNION STATION ANNOUNCEMENT
- ALL ABOARD / EN VOITURE
- STAIRS FOLDING UP AND WARNING CHIME
- BELL AND ACCELERATION
- CRUISING SOUND AND HORN
- GUILDWOOD ON-BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT
- BRAKES
- STAIRS FOLDING DOWN AND WARNING CHIME
- WIND DOWN
MSRP $499.95
Additional Cars $39.95
Turbo TwoPack $69.95
Available Early 2008
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