RAPIDO TRAINS: 73’ NSC Centerbeam Cars & various loads
- Charls Gendron
- Apr 28
- 2 min read

The Rapido Trains HO scale 73’ NSC Centerbeam features:
Multiple Side Sill variations with different winch and ratchet configurations
Multiple top truss configurations: early Z pattern and standard closed pattern with and without tie-down brackets
Two deck configurations: early with risers and mid without risers
Two underbody configurations
Multiple end cage variants
Multiple brake stand options
Multiple truck types (six to be exact!)
Factory-installed rubber air hoses
See-through eroded metal crossover platforms
Fully detailed underbodies with brake piping
Factory-installed metal grab irons and coupler lift bars
Free rolling, metal wheelsets
Suggested minimum radius: 22"
HO scale Centerbeam Lumber Load features:
Accurately sized for modern, 73' center beam flatcars
Each package contains four differently configured rows (each package loads one car)
Loads feature prototypically small see-through gaps between rows, a FIRST for moulded center beam loads
Four rows of product, matching the most common modern bundle sizes
Each row is separate, allowing endless combinations
You can arrange each load pack differently on both sides
Loads are held together by mini magnets
Acquiring multiple loads will create many combination opportunities!
Adventurous modellers can cut their loads, creating new combinations, much like the prototype

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Canfor
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Domtar
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Georgia Pacific
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Idaho Forest Group
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Irving
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Sierra Pacific
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Tembec
$28.95 CAD

Centerbeam Lumber Load: Tolko
$28.95 CAD

BC Rail - Green
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

BNSF - Brown
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

CNIS - Brown
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

Copper Basin Railway - Blue
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

Norfolk Southern - Black / Patchout
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

Ontario Northland - Blue
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

Trailer Train (TTZX) - Early, Ribbed Deck
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

Trailer Train (TTZX) - Late, Flush Deck
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 CAD 69.95

Union Pacific - Green / Patchout
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD

Wisconsin Central - Red
6-Pack #2 $420.00 CAD
Single Car #2 $69.95 CAD
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