Rapido Trains F40PH-2D Operating Instructions Manual - Removing The Shell

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back to us for us to put that one part back on and other stuff falls off when we send it 

back to you, then tough tooties. We’re not fixing it again.

If there are big gaping holes where grab irons obviously fell out and no such grab irons 

in the box, then please give us a shout as that should not be the case! More information 

about our limited lifetime warranty can be found towards the end of this manual.

REMOVING THE SHELL

If you need to open up your F40PH-2D (to install a crew, install a decoder, etc.) it is actu-

ally quite easy to do. Just be sure to remember these important points:

•  We have a transporter lock on the molecular pattern of your locomotive. If some-

thing pops off while you are removing the shell, our starship’s transporters will 

automatically lock on to the little part and beam it directly into the heart of the sun. 

Don’t bother looking for it. It’s gone. You might hear the transporter effect as the 

part is beamed away. I know it would have been more useful for us to beam the 

part back onto your workbench but someone’s been fiddling with our transporters 

and we haven’t been able to fix them. Sorry. 

•  To that end, please make every effort to ensure nothing flies away. Work on a 

clean, white surface. In fact, paint all the walls, the floor and the ceiling white, 

wear white coveralls, and remove everything else from within a three-mile radius 

of your workbench, especially (but not limited to) vegetation, people and wind. 

•  Turn the locomotive upside down in a foam cradle (painted white, of course) and 

remove the coupler screws. Pull the coupler boxes out of the ends and turn the 

loco right-way up. Now wiggle the shell off. Carefully. Remember the transporter 

lock. 

•  That’s it, really. 

•  No, really. 

OPERATION – DC (SILENT)

Put the F40PH-2D on the track. Make it go. That’s it.

In DC operation, the only lights that work are the headlights and ditch lights (when go-

ing forward) and the front red marker lights (when going in reverse). The light on the 

rear of the locomotive is only used when switching and cannot be turned on using a DC 

controller.

If you are new to the hobby (or just like to occasionally “play trains”) and you have a 

DC-powered train set, please contact us before operating your F40PH-2D as it may not 

be safe (for your engine and/or your wallet) for you to use your controller.