While the Rapido cars are very nice, I have recived quite a few, there are issues with some cars. Early releases would not stay coupled due to a moulding problem with the coupler boxes. Rapido is going to send out replacements,but you have to send an SAE to either a Canadian address or one in States CT to be exact requesting number needed. Unfortunately I need 10 pairs, now the two recient cars I recievd in a Chuck Pack in 1954 CN Scheme have the problem corrected. My SP coach which I ran at a train show on well ballested code 55 ME & Atlas track hopped and jumped around both at the rear of a train and coupled between other cars. All my other Rapido cars do not suffer from this problem I have e mailed Rapido about this. At the show I had to run cars with the coupler problems between other Kato cars so they would stay coupled. These cars were Via Rail cars. If Walthers ever does a PS diner to match their up and coming releases, they could do the Scarlet Letterboard Scheme for SP and it would be a nice match. SP only owned 2 sleepers with Duplex Rooms and they were pre war cars from the Cities train fleet,but I have to agree the new Rapido Sleeper even in SP ,or UP would look great. Nate Goodman (Nato). Salt Lake, Utah. See this forum for earlier posts about the Panorama Cars.
