The Balloon Top coaches – or “Canadian Flyers” as they often called by railfans – are a series of 50 day coaches built by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1937 for Canadian National, numbered 5180-5229. (An order of 25 additional cars was delivered in 1942, with significant spotting differences.) The 1937 Balloon Tops were transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978, and the last car – 5186 – was finally retired in 1996!
The Rapido Trains HO scale Balloon Top Coaches features:
Scaled from CC&F blueprints and 3D scans of the real cars
Full multi-colour interior detail with separate seats including see-through arm rests
Track-powered interior lighting with capacitor system, operated by magnetic wand
Super detailed, free-rolling 6-wheel Commonwealth trucks with truck-mounted
generator detail
Separately applied grab irons and handrails
Sprung diaphragms with etched-metal end gates
Flush-mounted windows with printed window blinds
Full underbody detail with separate piping
22” minimum radius recommended
CNR - Green Scheme
Numbers available: 5185, 5182, 5214, 5225
$139.95 CAD
CNR - 1954 Scheme
Numbers available: 5183, 5207, 5226, 5228
$139.95 CAD
CN - Wet Noodle Scheme
Numbers available: 5180, 5198, 5216, 5218
$139.95 CAD
D&H - Blue/Yellow/Gray Scheme
Numbers available: 202 Lake Placid, 204 Lake George, 205 Fort Ticonderoga,
206 Essex County
$139.95 CAD
VIA-CN
Numbers available: 5221, 5223
$139.95 CAD
VIA Rail Canada
Numbers available: 5181, 5195, 5201, 5210
$139.95 CAD
Cape Cod Central
Numbers available: 201 Sandy Neck, 202 Great Island
$139.95 CAD
CN Engineering Silver
Numbers available: 40102
$139.95 CAD
CN Northern Alberta
Numbers available: 5099
$139.95 CAD
Painted Tuscan
Unlettered
$139.95 CAD
Painted Green
Unlettered
$139.95 CAD
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