Rapido is pleased to announce the newest release in our New Haven stainless steel passenger car series: The HO Scale 14-4 “Point” Sleeping Car. As with other cars in this series, these cars are being developed in association with The New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association (NHRHTA). Watch the launch video above or by clicking here. Then we can go over some of the history and more.

The “Point”-series sleepers were the New Haven Railroad’s post-war luxury flagships for overnight travel and could be found on trains across the nation. Built by Pullman-Standard beginning in December 1949, these 27 cars had 14 Roomettes and 4 Bedrooms and were named after projecting pieces of land along the southern New England coastline.

As delivered, the cars were painted with an attractive Pullman Green window band and black roof, instead of the normal Hunter Green paint. In the summer of 1955, all New Haven stainless-steel cars were repainted into the McGinnis scheme with the "NH" logos over each truck. The removal of the skirting between the trucks on most of the New Haven’s stainless-steel fleet started in the Fall of 1957.

This Rapido New Haven 14-4 "Point" Sleeping Car features:

• Accurately designed from original blueprints
• Rapido’s renowned stainless steel finish
• Partial skirting or no skirting as appropriate for each scheme
• Full and correct interior details with extra optional parts
• Track-powered constant lighting for DC and DCC
• Full underbody details
• Operating diaphragms with end gates
• Separate grab irons, factory-installed
• 41-BNO-11 trucks with blackened metal wheels
• 22” minimum radius (18” radius with modification)

• Semi-scale couplers