Rapido Amtrak Horizon coaches in HO scale

Jordan proudly presents our production Amtrak Horizon cars in HO scale! These models have already sold out here at Rapido so please check with stores and online retailers for availability!
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[@robby062]

The end marker lights on all of the cars is a really nice touch.

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks!

[@iflyrattraps]

they're great cars. I love mine. You'll take over the (model railroading) world if you keep producing modern cars!

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks for the support!

[@c58rytcx]

Sold! I was on the fence about these but man you guys hit a home run (and did your research too!) More Amtrak models please (and a second run of these wouldn’t be awful either)!

[@rapidotrains]

We love Amtrak! And another run is almost a guarantee...

[@Eric-sn4qz]

Wow these are awesome. On my list. Dont stop producing Amtrak cars. Much needed.

[@rapidotrains]

Never!

[@Eric-sn4qz]

Outstanding. Looking forward to that.

[@maestromecanico597]

Another wonderful video of another wonderful product. Budd had exited the business but not before delivering three Viewliner shells to Amtrak for finishing and testing. In a parallel universe Budd stayed in business and got the green light to fully build out the next generation single level fleet of passenger cars including the Amfleet 3/Viewliner coach.

[@rapidotrains]

That's a universe we wouldn't mind getting a glimpse of.

[@nathanielbernecker5810]

Those are awesome! I wish y’all would do a modern metro liner cab car, that would be the bees knees!

[@rapidotrains]

That would be cool!

[@Tcostello105]

The underbody details are insane... no one does detail like Rapidotrains!

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks!

[@Eric-sn4qz]

Simply Amazing. Can’t beat Amtrak.

[@rapidotrains]

It can and it is!

[@williamcragg2145]

I felt like I was in the USA. Fantastic models

[@rapidotrains]

Our models take you wherever you want to go!

[@martinross5521]

Congratulations Rapido, great work. I’m sure these will be really popular

[@rapidotrains]

Thank you. So far so good!

[@KenSNJ]

Intended to buy one coach, ended up buying three coaches and a Dinette. They are truly wonderful cars and run much better then a recent run of Amtrak cars from a certain company in Philadelphia.

[@rapidotrains]

They're like potato chips...you can never have just one!

[@jc_mac712]

Just got mine here in New Zealand, they are great cars! Excellently done, another fabulous Rapido product!

[@rapidotrains]

Glad you like them!

[@lucam06]

Incredible, those sets are amazing.

[@rapidotrains]

👍🏻

[@daniellucas6573]

I got mines. I just did my review this past Tuesday. Very optimal contemporary passenger cars. In fact to date besides MTH's ho scale IRT subway cars, I've purchased much of my passenger cars from you guys. I will do a review of the Metro North Commuter Railroad/ConnDot Shoreliner commuter cars when they come in!

[@rapidotrains]

Thank you! We're very proud of our passenger car lineup.

[@jeremyvehring9259]

I'll be picking mine up at the end of the month from my local dealer. Great video, Jordan!

[@rapidotrains]

Thank you!

[@andrewferguson5653]

Beautiful cars as always, Rapido! I remember traveling Toronto-Stratford on VIA 85, (the International) when it had Comet cars. And my coach was facing backwards!

[@northlanderdude]

@Andrew Ferguson, Amtrak didn't roster any Comet cars.

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks! We miss that train.

[@19scamps92]

These were my first ever RAPIDO products. I have 5 of the Phase IV B ;) These cars are absolutely fantastic! they run super-smooth, they look absolutely stunning, the details and painting are a 10 out of 10. i am very happy with them, thanks to RAPIDO for this very nice product and these were my first but not my last rapido cars thats for sure!

[@rapidotrains]

Welcome aboard, we're glad to have you!

[@19scamps92]

@@rapidotrains sooo 2 years passed since my comment... my HORIZON cars just received a brass P42 Phase V and my RAPIDO fleet has grown and will get even bigger! you guys make awesome cars! next will be a 3000 cuft chlorate car i also hope you guys make a new run of those bulkhead cars ;) cheers Robin YOUR FAST TRACK TO MODEL RAILROADING FUN ;)

[@dexecuter18]

Can't wait for the N scale detail samples to come in. Going to need a few of those in NJT.

[@rapidotrains]

👍🏼

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

When Model Train Stuff has more back in stock, I'll definitely get more than the coach I currently have!

[@rapidotrains]

You can never have too many, really!

[@shockstrains5077]

so beautiful and so well packaged

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks! We believe that premium packaging is part of the experience of owning our models.

[@66kprdwd]

Can't wait to get mine.

[@rapidotrains]

Great! Most stores should have them now.

[@robertmendez7376]

These are So Gorgeous. Best examples of Horizon Cars to date. Lighting is fantastic. Details are amazing. Wish you made more, because these sold quickly!!!! Let's do the new Acela next!

[@rapidotrains]

They've certainly been selling like hotcakes. We hope to do another run sooner rather than later.

[@NYSW1904]

Just got mine. Absolutely amazing. You killed it!

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@northlanderdude]

another run would be pretty sweet. I need more!!!

[@rapidotrains]

One can never seem to have enough passenger cars!

[@northlanderdude]

@@rapidotrains oh boy you got that right :P :D no such thing as too many passenger cars.

[@miguelangelgarrido7233]

hola buen dia muchas gracias por subir el modelo abrazo grande

[@rapidotrains]

Gracias!

[@amtrak706]

These cars are absolutely beautiful! I love mine. I would just say though that the phase 3 wide and narrow cars both lasted well into the mid/late 2000s, there are plenty of photos and videos of phase 3 narrow cars running with phase 4b. And also, many of the cars assigned to California retained their original doors and folding traps even into phase 4 and 4b, around 2011 or so is when they finally started to get the same updates as the Midwest cars.

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks for the info, it's sometimes hard to keep up. Enjoy your cars!

[@MedAppMedProductions]

Love the way the new cars look. Very happy to finally have them rolling around the layout. I did have a couple trucks start squeaking really bad and had to put graphite on the "bearings" to calm it down. Has anyone else mentioned squeaking?

[@rapidotrains]

It's not something we've heard about yet, though we'll definitely keep an eye on it now. Glad you're enjoying them!

[@hoscalecsxgrandrapidssubdi3437]

Getting 3 Thanks guys and I hope Superliners are next 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👊🏾✌🏽

[@rapidotrains]

We’ll keep them in mind for the future!

[@fredaycott5283]

Greetings Jordan. Great jazz music for the introduction. Would had like to hear it, through out the video. Great video also

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks! We're always trying to mix it up with the music.

[@odielodie]

Gonna place my order as soon asap!

[@rapidotrains]

Awesome!

[@northlanderdude]

Please do some of the phase VI Horizon coaches and dinettes that still have the original V1 doors with the new fixed steps and also some of the few that still have the fold up steps with the newer V2 dutch doors. There are those few oddballs like that still out there. They were photographed ;)

[@rapidotrains]

As much as we'd love to do all the possible variations, sometimes we have to make those tough choices to omit the oddballs!

[@northlanderdude]

@@rapidotrains bummer cause those would be great to have too.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

If you ever made an O Scale Horizon, it would have actual working sliding & Dutch doors, and working fold-down steps on the Phase IIIs, and working trapdoors

[@rapidotrains]

That would be incredible...and expensive!

[@jonathanbyron3561]

These are awesome! Please please do some superliner sets!!!

[@rapidotrains]

Hit up that product suggestion form!

[@oakrail8100]

I Am This Close To Spending My Money On Those Amtrak Cailfroina Horizon Cars!

[@rapidotrains]

Grab some before they're gone!

[@bostonrailfanner471]

awesome video!

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks!

[@bostonrailfanner471]

@@rapidotrains np

[@haroldalexis4200]

The introduction to AMTRAK HORIZON CARS in this video gets an A it's very seriously done. The details are superb. When Walthers released their version it was plaqued with problems from the get go: No interior lights, no seats, no lights.trucks failing to turn out properly, Undercarriages what a 😅 laugh! They never released any of those detailed parts & accessories to put them on later last but not least the diaphragms I put the wrong versions on by "The Train Station" they're no longer in business AMTRAK'S version is oval the other commuter trains are tubular on the top middle section of the front ends. I will hopefully addding those details eventually you have on your cars and will purchase your cars by RAPIDO COMET/ HORIZON Amtrak. in HO SCALE. 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks! Properly done passenger cars are our thing!

[@evanstraintubeyt6950]

I’m excited

[@rapidotrains]

👍🏼

[@hamakazeKC]

They look amazing! Hope I can scrape together the funds to pick up a few before they sell out on me!

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks! Still some dealers with them in stock in any case but they are selling fast!

[@Incognito.culture]

Amazing. wish I could afford them 😄 👍

[@rapidotrains]

We'll pass that along!

[@bufordhart730]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME

[@rapidotrains]

Thank you!

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

I personally like the Horizons more than the Amfleets because they have bigger steps, which means faster station stops, which is better on my phone's storage.

[@rapidotrains]

👍🏼

[@jordonfreeman166]

I was wondering if you had ever considered sponsoring a webcam. ScaleTrains of Benton, Tennessee sponsors either Virtual Railfan’s Dalton, Georgia or Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum webcam, it’s one of the two; I can’t remember which one for sure. Virtual Railfan has a few webcams in Canada also.

[@rapidotrains]

It’s crossed our minds in the past. We do have the double tracked CN York sub right in behind the office!

[@CovBert]

Going to need a lot of those and im going to change them into Circus car's

[@rapidotrains]

Now that's neat!

[@lwilliams7364]

Beautiful! Would be a nice addition to my Phase III/IV Amtrak train! Maybe a Siemens Charger to go with them?

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks, maybe one day!

[@northlanderdude]

@Luke Williams, Bachmann just released the Chargers.

[@lwilliams7364]

Guy, this might be the last few years we see the P42s and P40s pulling these cars. 1 like = 1 respect for the P40s and P42s

[@rapidotrains]

Will be sad to see them go!

[@paulkirkmanMYTRAINS]

Very nice !!! And they're in stores now....................maybe.

[@rapidotrains]

Yes, and going very fast!

[@kylemodelrail3728]

I going to need a second job, maybe a third job with everything y’all are turning out. Another great product. Y’all aren’t hiring are you? I do have CAD experience and will work for trains 😂.

[@rapidotrains]

With the growth in the industry, you never know!

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

Yeeesssssss!

[@rapidotrains]

First? 😁

[@lwilliams7364]

Ayyyyyyyy. Saw you on the SMT stream a couple days ago

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

@@rapidotrains yes, I really wanted to see the Caltrans car with a Caltrans NPCU

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

@@BNbrett1376 yea

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

@@lwilliams7364 yep

[@MrPedroramos8911]

The best as always

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks!

[@ajp31]

Which Phase IV dinette road number is Jordan showing off? The one I ordered has the white "Amtrak" lettering in the middle of the car, and I was hoping for the scheme shown here (with the lettering to the side).

[@rapidotrains]

I believe it was 53508.

[@jmream2618]

Are the Amtrak horizon coaches based off the NJ comet coaches

[@rapidotrains]

Yes the design largely was modified from the Comet II

[@gopalan77]

Any retailers that still have them in stock? The coach cars are sold out in most of the retail stores known to me. Thank you.

[@rapidotrains]

There are a few kicking around, try checking with some online dealers.

[@gopalan77]

@@rapidotrains Thank you very much. I will keep trying.

[@CreeperBroCMJ]

What about some HO Amtrak California comet IB coaches to go with the dinette?

[@rapidotrains]

They are quite a bit different than the Horizon cars, but we’ll keep them in mind!

[@jgalexander510]

Had the same question. Not sure what the point is of having a dinette without the coaches to go with it. Love the cars though Rapido.

[@angelacrawford3173]

Very nice 👌 👍 👏 😀

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks, we're pretty proud of them!

[@redbrobster]

You guys should make the New Haven I-5, basically no one makes it

[@rapidotrains]

Definitely a possibility. New Haven has become kind of our thing!

[@lackawannarailfan5206]

Nice cars! You guys have to do CNJ and Lackawanna Pullman 4 axel passenger cars! Have a great day!

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks for the idea!

[@lackawannarailfan5206]

@@rapidotrains Yeah!

[@railroadandmorestudios]

What curve radius does this operate best on?

[@rapidotrains]

"Best" is subjective, though the bigger the better! They'll run just fine on 22", but they'll look really sharp on 36" and up.

[@theoldbayrailfan]

Dear rapido trains here is an engine request for you. I think it will be a neat request. What i most want to see from a model train maker is a chesapeake and ohio fireless steam loco used in paper mills. I thought this would be a neat request because I have never found one on any trains sites before. You would be the perfect company to make this.

[@rapidotrains]

That sounds like a really neat prototype!

[@theoldbayrailfan]

Thank you I really like to see

[@railfanman7709]

Hey rapido trains in a previous videos I asked are you going to be doing a re run or c40-8m(s) and your guys said yes. I thought cool but there was a couple thing wrong on the ho scale one and the n scale one. First things first the as delivered bcrail c40-8m had no window on the door and a Nathan K5L air horn mounted on the bell for the first batch 4601-4622 the rest 4623-4626 had a regular placed air horn. And yes I do know that the ho scale -8 was a budget model. So I am okay with a little slack for you guys on it. Just don’t do the same again. Look at some prototypes and you will see the facts I have let you know about. Sorry if I came on too strong this was meant to Insult you guys at rapido but just my nit picks!

[@rapidotrains]

Rest assured that if we do these again, they'll be done right!

[@nikolasriendeau]

Any chance that you guys might make a p42 locomotive?

[@rapidotrains]

No plans for us to make a P42, but Athearn is bringing them out in their Genesis line and Kato also makes them.

[@CentralFloridaThrills]

Are we still seeing the comet cars in the spring

[@rapidotrains]

These are in production now. Might be a slight delay, but they should be arriving late in spring or summer of this year.

[@CentralFloridaThrills]

@@rapidotrains ok thankyou

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Now that you've done the CDTX NPCUs, and the CDTX Horizons, and Bachmanns trying to get permission to make a CDTX Charger, you guys should make some CDTX F59PHIs and Comet Is

[@rapidotrains]

We’ll keep them in mind for the future.

[@rozeenajamil]

noice.

[@rapidotrains]

👍

[@drewzdrew27]

I had to pass on these this time due to other priorities. So yes, another run in the next 10-20 years would be acceptable. haha. Btw, maybe produce some cars that match the SP Daylight PA's your making?

[@rapidotrains]

We’ll probably do another release in the next few years at least! Will also look at cars for the PA’s too.

[@NorCoRailfan]

Beautiful cars. Unfortunately, I do not model this area. It would be great if y'all would model superliner cars (better than Walthers Proto) or more importantly, A HORIZON BAGGAGE CAR!!

[@rapidotrains]

We’ll consider it! Horizon baggage cars eh!? 😆

[@NorCoRailfan]

@@rapidotrains haha whoops sorry, not horizon baggage cars. Viewliner baggage cars please

[@northlanderdude]

@NorCo Railfan do you mean a Heritage baggage car ?

[@mbtaghost2583]

If u need to make anything that lives in mass like the anfleets or the mbta double Dekker and double dekker cab cars I am letting u use them and I give you perm to use them

[@rapidotrains]

Thanks, good to know!

[@ssrailvideos]

When are the comets due?

[@rapidotrains]

ETA is late in the winter or possibly the spring. rapidotrains.com/new-product-delivery-schedule

[@laheu]

Faster than you can say "cabbage"

[@rapidotrains]

We can say "cabbage" pretty fast. Jason can do it in one syllable!

[@KJW-Transit]

If that's phase 6 then what's the ALC-42? 😳

[@rapidotrains]

The ALC-42 is Amtrak's new locomotive from Siemens. These will be replacing the P42s on long distance runs.

[@KJW-Transit]

@@rapidotrains what I meant by that is what paint scheme is the ALC-42 then since that's phase 6

[@Quasar445]

Man they are so cool but they are 99$ so I don’t think I will have one

[@rapidotrains]

We hear you. The downside of higher-end models is the higher production cost.

[@WisconsinCentralProductions]

when will jordan get replaced with jason

[@rapidotrains]

As "president and CEO", Jordan can't be replaced!

[@WisconsinCentralProductions]

@@rapidotrains haha

[@bufordhart730]

PLEASE DO THE VIEWLINERS PLEASE OH PLEASE!!!!!

[@rapidotrains]

Definitely a possibility!

[@SouthJerseyRailfan]

that's an odd-looking bus

[@rapidotrains]

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