Rapido 028002 HO Scale EMD E8A Amtrak Phase 1 291 Brushed - 20T TRX-4® and Ascender®

TRX-4® and Ascender®

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Featuring the Horizon Hobby logo on the right sleeve

The spring perches are vented to help prevent dirt from packing around the X-ring seals

Rapido 028002 HO Scale EMD E8A Amtrak Phase 1 291 Brushed - 20T TRX-4® and Ascender®Rapido 028002 HO Scale EMD E8A Amtrak Phase 1 291 EMDs E 8 (and successor, E 9) were the quintessential North American passenger locomotive of the 1950s through the 1970s. 450 E8A and 46 E8B units were produced, with an additional 100 E9A and 44 E9B locos following. The first E8s were delivered in 1949, with the last E9 being produced in 1964. These units pulled passenger trains from coast to coast, and later became the backbone of Amtraks fleet in