Rapido Trains 40009 HO Scale EMD GP40 Diesel Illinois Central IC 3121 Mid South - MSRC SP’s 6-axle heavy-haul fleet had

SP’s 6-axle heavy-haul fleet had languished over the years

Opening drop-ends

This is because they work tirelessly to perfect every little detail

Prototypes transfer cement from covered hoppers to trucks

Rapido Trains 40009 HO Scale EMD GP40 Diesel Illinois Central IC 3121 Mid South - MSRC SP’s 6-axle heavy-haul fleet hadRapido Trains 40009 HO Scale EMD GP40 Diesel Illinois Central IC 3121 Rapido is proud to announce the EMD GP40 locomotive! The GP40 series was considered the gold standard of four axle locomotives, with over 1,000 examples built for 30 different railroads in North America. EMD began production in late 1965 with an order for the New York Central. The final locomotive in the series would roll off of the line in 1971 for the Chesapeake & Ohio, number