Rapido Trains 27584 HO Scale EMD SW9 (DC/DCC/Sound): Illinois Central - Black Scheme: #473 Flagpole while at the same time

while at the same time reducing weight

he did away with the rivets of the prototype in favor of welded seams that highlighted the locomotive's streamlining

The Q’s cars were built with the 15-post body style with an Apex walkway and a high-mount retainer on the B-End

Road Number: 1918

Rapido Trains 27584 HO Scale EMD SW9 (DC/DCC/Sound): Illinois Central - Black Scheme: #473 Flagpole while at the same timeRapido Trains 27584 HO Scale EMD SW9 (DC DCC Sound): Illinois Central Black Scheme: #473 The SW9 locomotive continued Electro Motive Divisions excellence of small, compact switcher engines for yard and local service. From November 1950 to December of 1953, nearly 800 SW9s were built in the LaGrange production facility. Meanwhile, in London, Ontario, GMDD rolled out 29 for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. The SW9 was outfitted with the popular