Osgood Bradley 10 window coach B&M

In 1934 Pullman-Standard’s Osgood-Bradley plant in Worcester, Massachusets began construction of one of the first true lightweight coaches for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. These cars were used on both long distance and local trains and served well into the 1970’s. Now, on the 75th anniversary of these famous passenger cars, Rapido is delighted to offer our HO scale Osgood-Bradley Lightweight 10-window coach.

For clarity's sake, let's get the nomenclature right. Due to copyright issues, we're not allowed to call these cars by their popular name. The popular name for the cars, named after an A.C. Gilbert S scale model in the 1940s, was coined by Arthur Dubin in his book More Classic Trains in 1974. In the interests of historical accuracy, let's return these cars to their original name: they are Pullman-Standard's lightweight Osgood-Bradley coaches, or Osgood-Bradley coaches for short.

  • Accurately scaled from original blueprints
  • Correct tubular cross section with flush windows and painted frames
  • Full underbody detail with separate air, steam and electrical lines
  • Stunning 41-E trucks with prototype-specific journals and metal wheelsets
  • Full interior detail including bulkhead mirrors
  • Full skirts, partial skirts, or no skirts as appropriate
  • With or without roof hatches as appropriate
  • With GE or Frigidaire AC equipment as appropriate
  • Operating diaphragms with end gates
  • "Easy-Peasy" battery-operated interior lighting
  • Separate grab irons, factory-installed
  • Several car numbers available per paint scheme
  • Minimum radius is 24"
Available body styles
10 WINDOW COACH 10 WINDOW SMOKER DELUXE COACH



COMPLETE, CORRECT INTERIOR

END GATES, BRABS, HOSES - THE WORKS.


ALL THE UNDERBODY PIPES AND TANKS

ALL-NEW TRUCKS - YES THOSE ARE CHAINS!


Osgood Bradley Lightweight 10-Window "Smoker" NEW BODY STYLE!!

Osgood Bradley smoker

New Haven’s Osgood Bradley Lightweight coaches #8500-8529 were unique. Each of these 10 window coaches included a separate smoking section at one end of the car for the use of those passengers who chose to “light up” in those less health conscious times! To help clear the air a special ventilation system was installed over the smoker’s lounge with a unique, large vent on the roof above.

Rapido Trains Inc is now happy to announce the upcoming arrival of our HO scale versions of the 8500 Smokers, complete with a new interior, roof hatch and vent. All cars also include full underbody detail, “Easy-Peasy” lighting, free rolling trucks, separate grab irons & details and accurate paint and lettering. Sorry, stale cigar and cigarette smell is not included….

Reservation deadline – June 16, 2012. Click here for a PDF order form.

Osgood Bradley Lightweight 10-Window Coaches - New Car Numbers!!

Osgood Bradley 10 window coach NH McGinnis

To fill out your consists we will be bringing in a limited number of New Haven and Boston & Maine Osgood Bradley 10-window lightweight coaches in all new car numbers.

Available for the first time in this run are McGinnis cars with partial skirting and Hunter Green cars with the lettering still in the original position below the window band. As before these cars also include full underbody detail, “Easy-Peasy” lighting, free rolling trucks, separate grab irons & details and accurate paint and lettering.

All cars will be produced to order, so be sure to get your reservations in right away! Reservation deadline – June 16, 2012.

Reservation deadline for second run New Haven and B&M cars– June 16, 2012.

Click here for a PDF order form.

 


Osgood-Bradley Deluxe Coach - NEW BODY STYLE!!

HO Osgood Bradley Deluxe Coach SSW Daylight

Rapido regrets that we have had to postpone this project until 2013. Please note that the project is delayed, NOT cancelled. We WILL be produing these cars. We appologize for any dissapointment that this may cause.

1934. Worcester, MA. Pullman-Standard's Osgood-Bradley plant begins construction of one of the first true lightweight coaches for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of these famous passenger cars, Rapido Trains Inc. is delighted to officially introduce the Osgood-Bradley Lightweight Project, now expanded to include two of the most popular body styles!

In 2010 we delivered the New Haven and Boston and Maine 10-window coaches. Now we are pleased to announce our second Osgood Bradley lightweight body style - the Deluxe Coach. These cars were built for the Cotton Belt (SSW), Kansas City Southern and Seaboard Air Line, and went on to see service on the Southern Pacific.The major exterior spotting difference between the two car types are the rearranged window at one end behind which an enlarged wash room was located for the comfort of long distance travelers.

Our cars will feature all new bodies, roofs and interiors, both with and without interior partitions as apprpriate. Cars will be availabel fully skirted as well as without skirts to accurately match the prototypes.

Coming 2013