Rapido 81521 HO Scale NPCU "Cabbage" Amtrak 90220 (Downeaster with DCC & Sound) Roche USA Roof details such as antennas

Roof details such as antennas

Cutting edge is curved

As with the 567-series of prime movers

They could be seen on unit grain trains by the dozens as well as in single-car service on all kinds of freights

Rapido 81521 HO Scale NPCU "Cabbage" Amtrak 90220 (Downeaster with DCC & Sound) Roche USA Roof details such as antennasRapido 81521 HO Scale NPCU "Cabbage" Amtrak 90220 (Downeaster with DCC & Sound) The prototypes of the Rapido Trains HO Scale Amtrak NPCU Cabbage Cab Car are based on converted former F40PH diesels. In the mid 1990s, Amtrak began a rebuild program to convert retired F40PH locomotives into Non Powered Control Units (NPCUs) by removing the prime movers, with many having their now empty empty engine rooms converted to baggage areas. These NPCUs allow