HO Scale GE C30-7 Locomotive
Rapido is happy to announce the next in our series of classic General Electric locomotives, the C30-7 in HO scale.
The C30-7 was General Electric’s improvement of the U30C locomotive, featuring a 16-cylinder 3,000 horsepower diesel engine. Built between September 1976 and May 1986, over 1100 units were produced for many of the Class I railroads across the United States for use primarily in heavy-haul freight. A fair number would go on to have extended careers with both short/regional lines and private industrial railroads, owing to the locomotives reliability and pulling power.
It is, perhaps, the most polarizing locomotive from the 1980s and early 90s. The C30-7 was GE's answer to the SD40-2. When one thinks of Powder River and coal, the C30-7 isn't far behind. Burlington Northern owned the most in the States, with just over 240 examples. Santa Fe was a distant second with 157 C30s.
The C30-7 later gave way to the similar C36-7, as well as various unique models such as the Conrail C30-7A and the BC Rail C36-8m, rebuilt from former Conrail C30-7s.
Our C30-7 is based on our earlier B36-7 model, and so the angles and contours should be correct. But we know less about the railroad-specific details, and we want these to be as perfect as possible.
The Rapido Trains HO scale GE C30-7 locomotive features:
- Correct nose and body contours
- High or Low headlights, as appropriate
- Correct Rockwell or Adirondack trucks, as appropriate
- Full traction motor casings details
- Heavy, die-cast weight for heavy hauling
- 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
- Operating headlights and rear lights
- Operating roof-top beacons and class lights, where applicable
- Detailed underbody piping and conduit
- Separate grab irons and handrails
- Sound-equipped units feature ESU Loksound V5 decoders
Delivered in 1977-78
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- Rockwell truck sideframes with low brake cylinders
- 4-grille hood without extended range dynamic brakes
- Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
- Small early exhaust
- 4-window cab
- Anticlimber
- High headlight
- Plow
- Working beacon
- Class lights
- Step lights
Delivered in 1977
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- Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
- 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
- Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
- Small early exhaust
- 4-window cab with flag holder
- Anticlimber
- High headlight
- Small “weed-cutter” plow
- Red marker lights
- Step lights
Delivered in 1979
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- Rockwell truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
- CSX #7036: Rockwell and Adirondack sideframes
- 7-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
- Late rear with raised numberboards and lower blanked class lights
- Small early exhaust on CSX 7029, 7031, 7036
- Late large silenced exhaust stack on CSX 7047
- 2 window cab
- Low nose headlight
- Narrow CSX plow
- Narrow CSX stepwells
- Working ditch lights
- CSX “coupler light” detail
- Blanked class lights
- Numerous unit-specific underbody details
- Step lights
Delivered in 1979-81
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- Adirondack truck sideframes with low brake cylinders
- 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
- Late rear with raised numberboards and lower class lights
- Small early exhaust
- 3-grille battery box
- 4-window cab with flag holder
- High headlight
- Class lights
- Step lights
Delivered in 1978-79
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- Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders and triple-clasp brakes
- 4-grille hood without extended range dynamic brakes
- Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights (8020)
- Late rear with raised numberboards and lower class lights (8044, 8059, 8068)
- Bell on rear hood (8020)
- Bell on underframe (8044, 8059, 8068)
- Small early exhaust
- 2-window cab
- All-weather cab window (engineers side)
- N&W-specific lower pilot step
- High headlight
- Large N&W plow
- Class lights
- Step lights
Delivered in 1978-79
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- Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders and triple-clasp brakes
- 4-grille hood without extended range dynamic brakes
- Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights (8008, 8014, 8032)
- Late rear with raised numberboards and lower class lights (8049)
- Bell on rear hood (8008, 8014, 8032)
- Bell on underframe (8049)
- Small early exhaust
- 2-window cab
- All-weather cab window (engineers side)
- N&W/NS-specific lower pilot step
- High headlight
- Large N&W/NS plow
- Class lights
- Step lights
Delivered in 1977-78
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- Rockwell truck sideframes with low brake cylinders
- Wheelslip cables on all 6-axles (left side)
- 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
- Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
- Small early exhaust
- 4-window cab
- Anticlimber
- High headlight
- Plow
- Working rotary beacon
- A/C equipment
- Class lights
- Step lights
Delivered in 1978
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- Adirondack truck sideframes with high brake cylinders
- 4-grille hood with extended range dynamic brakes
- Early rear with flush numberboards and high class lights
- Small early exhaust
- 4-window cab
- Cab armrest and lower sunshade
- Anticlimber
- High headlight
- Large UP plow
- Working beacon
- Class lights
- Step lights
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