Description
Pre-Order Due Date: March 16th 2026
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Pre-Order FAQ
Most manufacturers give an ETA on when they expect to release the pre-order which can be seen near the "add to cart" button on the product page. They also give an order due date (found in the product description) which is indicative of when the product is expected to go into production.
There is a 5% NON-refundable deposit for preorders, this amount will be deducted from the price of the product when it arrives. You will see how much downpayment is required after adding the item to your cart. We do not store your payment information and it is not charged by us when the product arrives.
For any pre-order submitted after the due date, we will try our best to fulfill your pre-order, but are at the mercy of the manufacturer and if they produce more than were preordered by their dealers. If we cannot fulfill your pre-order we will credit the 5% deposit to you.
When the pre-ordered product(s) are available to ship, you will receive an email requesting the remaining 95% payment that will take you to your cart. We will never charge your payment method without you checking out. At this time you are also able to add other in-stock items if you wish.
Please note that Estimated Arrival Dates can change at any point. Midwest Model Railroad is not responsible for manufacturers delaying production. Visit midwestmodelrr.com/pre-orders/ for more information.
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General Electric had long been touted as a company that supplied parts for other manufacturers. That would all change with GE’s entry into a road-switcher market dominated by EMD and Alco. In the late 1950s, GE’s engineers were developing a new V16 engine. What followed was the creation of the U25B road switcher. Available in both high-nose and low-nose variants, GE would sell over 450 U25Bs to a variety of Class I railroads. The U25B would pave the way for future Universal series locomotives.
Many U25Bs lasted into the early 1980s on some Class I railroads. A few ex-L&N versions would continue on to the early 1990s on CSX! A notable user of the U25B was Rock Island, which equipped a few of theirs with “frog lights” on the sides of the cab roof. These lights could alternate or shine steady. Get ready for a new run with new schemes on the popular U25B locomotive!
The Rapido Trains HO Scale U25B Locomotive Features:
- Improved mesh grilles to be finer in appearance
- Revised exhaust stack (seen above)
- Newly-tooled, thinner end handrails
- Rapido’s innovative dead-straight metal handrails with plastic stanchions on the new phase 3 and 4 designs
- Working step lights
- Revised AAR truck with separate lead springs and spinning bearings
- Improved front numberboard housing
- New Phase IV units representing late U25Bs and early U28Bs
- Working "frog lights" (Rock Island and MEC #225 and #228)
- BN with five-step stepwell
- Single front window or new double front window
- Both low and high-short hood versions
- Flat or new sloped low nose
- New side sill mounted handrails on Phase IV units
- Early high- and later low-style side doors
- Road specific details for each model
- Different exhaust stacks (depending on roadname)
- Road-specific battery box doors on engineer’s side
- MoPower capacitor
Details
Scale: |
HO Scale |
Road Name: |
Conrail (CR) |
Version: |
(DC Silent) |
Road Number: |
2683 |
Locomotive Model: |
GE U25B |
