115079 - Rapido Trains HO Budd Coach - VIA Rail Canada #103

115079 - Rapido Trains HO Budd Coach - VIA Rail Canada #103

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115079 - Rapido Trains HO Budd Coach - VIA Rail Canada #103

 

This product is previously owned. No missing or broken parts with original packaging.

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All 30 Coaches were delivered to Canadian Pacific in 1954 and 1955 and were initially numbered in the 100-series under Canadian Pacific. All but one of the original coaches were transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978 and, save for those damaged in derailments, are all still in use today. They form the backbone of most of VIA Rail Canada’s services to this day, found not only on the busy Quebec City-Windsor corridor, but on all other services across the country, including The Canadian, Ocean, Hudson Bay and northern Quebec services.

Beginning in the late 1980s, VIA Rail upgraded its entire ex CPR Budd stainless steel fleet with Head End Power (referred to as HEP), which allowed newer locomotives to be able to heat the trains without the need for aging steam generator cars. These cars are called “HEP1 cars” and are typically found on long-distance trains today. Many coaches and baggage cars can also be found in intercity service on the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.

Additionally, VIA Rail began purchasing second-hand Budd cars throughout 1990s from Amtrak and other second/third/forth-hand owners to supplement its fleet and allow for expansion. These cars would be completely rebuilt as either first class "VIA 1" Cars or Coaches and were called “HEP2 cars”. These cars contain pass-through MU (multiple unit) and Communication cables and are almost exclusively found in intercity service on the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.