
Rapido HO Scale GP39 Locomotive and SWMT Slug DCC Sound (Different Roads) -PRE ORDER-
PRE ORDER! NO MONEY DOWN! ARRIVING LATE 2025 Rapido Trains is proud to present the EMD GP39 locomotive in HO scale! Following the highly successful GP38 and GP40 models, the GP39 brings the same high-end, road-specific details with a powerful motor and those razor-sharp graphics you’re accustomed to from us. The EMD GP39 locomotive was unique in that it featured a 12-cylinder, turbocharged 645E3 prime mover — 4 less than its GP38 cousin. The largest purchaser of the GP39 was the Chesapeake & Ohio, ordering 20 locomotives. Upon the Chessie and Seaboard merger, the GP39s continued in local and yard service for CSX Transportation. While some locomotives and slugs would wear a variety of patchout or early CSX Y schemes, most of the fleet was repainted into the YN2 scheme and eventually the current YN3 scheme. The Rapido Trains HO scale EMDGP39 Locomotive and SWMT Slug features: Road-specific details for each model Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic sta