Rapido 38001 HO EMD GP38 Low Nose Santa Fe #2321 (Warbonnet, Class Lights, blue, yellow)

Rapido 38001 HO EMD GP38 Low Nose Santa Fe #2321 (Warbonnet, Class Lights, blue, yellow) is the exact Rapido model railroad item, identified by manufacturer part number 38001. The product photos show the item being offered so you can confirm the road name, scale, and package before ordering.

Manufacturer details

The Rapido Trains HO Scale EMD GP38 Low Nose with Sound and DCC is modeled after the extremely popular 2,000-horsepower locomotives introduced in 1966. General Motors' Electro-Motive Division achieved success pretty early on, having developed and marketed a variety of 4-axle road switchers beginning with the GP7. By the mid-Sixties, EMD unveiled the latest Geep - the 2000 horsepower GP38. This was a non-turbocharged locomotive, similar in appearance to the earlier GP35. The GP38 had two radiator fans and paired exhaust stacks. The GP38 was longer than the GP35 and featured a new style radiator grille and a straighter sill and redesigned fuel tank. As with other locomotives, GP38s could be ordered with, or without, dynamic brakes, as well as a variety of other options (a few had dual control stands, steam generators for passenger service, some railroads specified their own lighting options and short hood options). 16-645 prime mover and a D32 direct current (DC) generator, similar to all the other locomotives produced previously by EMD. The push to higher horsepower, however, necessitated larger DC generators and in 1971 EMD introduced a new option for the GP38 - an AR10 alternating current (AC) alternator in place of the generator. This was a solution to the space problems…

On the railroad

Check coupler height and truck swing before putting it into regular service, especially on tighter curves.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Rapido
• Part number: 38001
• Shipping weight: 1361 g

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