Fine-looking trainset – looks nice and fluid. I like the station sounds too. But ya know, maybe the horn and bell recordings are prototypical, but I would have thought a futuristic-looking train would have cooler sounds – more Disneyworld, like a bell-ish dweedle sound instead of a clanking bell, and a nice, bright chord horn like what Metroliners used. The sounds just don’t go with the look. Maybe that’s the way it was, but it should have been different, ha ha!
Looks nice will there be n-scale turbo train, and will it have sound.
Very impressive!
its iight but speed wise it needs 2 go head 2 head with da acela
I enjoy all the videos. Great looking train set. I have not entered into the world of DCC yet in HO.
Nice train, Station announcements could be a little loader and more clearer(could be due to the recording of this video)better video than the last one introducing the Turbo Train Model with a Rep from Rapido Trains with Amtrak Version of the Train(Talking heads masked some of the sounds from Train during the video) Sound is on the Tiny side, Bell is nice, Horn could be louder along with Engine sounds, but I suppose those could be adjusted by the user in DCC Mode for sound adjusting, pretty fast Train I have wondered how they get the speed ratings that they get when they test a Train and report the results in the Product review in the magazine, now I know. All in All a very impressive Model, I think it is something the Prototype Railroads should think about bringing back for High Speed Rail Travel maybe with different type of Power source for where there is no Electrification available for powering such a Train. I think that the Amtrak Color Scheme on the model looked better than VIA Yellow, as it almost looks like U.P. Yellow,one could almost swap the lettering and add the U.P. Shield Emblem to the nose of Power Dome Cars and you would have a U.P. Turbo Train if there was such a Train when the real one was around.
It was then an exciting machine to watch…too bad they dropped the project. Very nice but it seems to have problems betwem 0 and 50 mph, it was fast but not that fast on take-off.
I rode the Turbo many times (it was a gas turbine not a diesel as one reader implied in error) and it was an amazing experience – comfortable seating, quiet, smooth riding, and, with the tilting cars, you felt very little going through curves. Along the CN mainline there were separate speed limit signs for the regular trains and the turbo. As I recall, in the Montreal yard there were Turbo 60 speed limits where the regular posted limits were 15 mph. It also accelerated almost as fast as an automobile being driven normally. As far as the sound it made, there wasn’t much to hear other than a low pitched roar from the exhaust. And the horn sounded like the model – not a conventional North American air chime.
Much better than the NovaTech version!
The scenery and layout look very nice! Want to come work on my layout? Perhaps the train could have been accelerated and decelerated (at the station)more prototypically to render a better presentation. Also, the host didn’t inform us whether the train was running on DC or DCC. And finally in general, it would be a great addition to the New Product reviews of non-steam locomotives in MR (such as with this Rapido train) if information were provided about RPM engine notching sound. Automatic notching of the PRM sound copuled with the throttle speed does not truly reproduce prototype locomotive sound/operation at start-up, on grades, etc. Manual notching permits these sonic enhancements. I’d like to know before I buy if a prospective engine can manual notch. I’ve learned the hard way. I won’t buy automatic-only notchers anymore. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Thanks!
Great to see it run on the MR&T. It is also great to see a small company persist and model a truely different “experiment” in passenger rail service. Yes it did sound like that in real life.
To: David M Craig from CANADA Actually, I believe the company making the model is Rapid-o while the prototype was Ra-pee-do (so I guess it should be the Rapid-o Ra-pee-do).
A couple of months ago I checked out the Rapido website to see the model in action and hear the sounds. I loved the presentation. I also liked what John Bowen, Jr. of New Hampshire said about doing up a Union Pacific version of this train. That would really look the real deal! Demoing the 2 engine, 7 car train on the MR & T with Dana Kawala was great except for the jolting upbrupt stopping and acceleration. It’s gotta be smooth guys.
It went perfect with the scenaery and I loved the sound effects. I loved how fast it went. My train never go that fast! I liked the video alot!
The sounds were execelent. I not into DCC yet. Seeing this video
has me interested.
Train looks great but where can I get the speedometer?
Great looking model, although Iam not looking for a passenger set.
It’s too bad that I can’t see the video in full screen.
Hmmm!, I want one!
good looking model, seems to run smooth and looks great. i wouldnt get one for that fact that im modeling the 50’s. as do most people i know, they either model 20’s-50’s or modern time. i guess you could run it on a model set in modern time and imagin that a line would still be running it. but to be prototypical in the 60’s and 70’s, an era in which i dont know of anyone modeling in, i cant see anybody wanting this on there set. but other than that it wouldnt be a bad iinvestment for a collection and i could see running it in my out of time 50’s model when no ones looking. hehe.