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Kato Amtrak Material Handling Cars Phase III Set C, MHC-2 1522 & 1544. Kato USA N Scale Model Freight Cars. The North American n gauge Kato USA 106-3503 Amtrak MHC-2 Phase III Freight Car Set C contains 2 x Material Handling Cars; 1522 & 1544, the MHC-2 cars are high detail with accurate prototype painting & lettering. Both Amtrak freight cars have Kato semi-automatic knuckle couplers the trucks are smooth and free rolling for maximum performance. Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, is a government owned corporation appointed to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States of America. All of Amtrak's assets are owned by the U.S. federal government. Amtrak operates passenger services on 21,000 miles of track mainly owned by freight railroads that connects 500 destinations in 46 US states & 3 Canadian provinces. The Phase III Amtrak Material Handling Cars (MHC-2) resemble a modern railroad box car/van. The Amtrak Material Handling Freight Cars allow extra freight to be transported by passenger trains between destinations. Amtrak phases started around 1972, the phases refer to the Amtrak paint schemes, the livery on their rolling stock in the United States. The Amtrak phases mainly as the colour on the American flag; red, white & blue except for promotional trains. Amtrak phase III was introduced in 1979 & was probably the most well known of the Amtrak paint schemes, phase III is still on some equipment today. Tri-strip is another name for the Amtrak Phase III livery. Amtrak MHC-2 Material Handling Cars started being introduced in 1989 carrying numbers in the 1500 series. The MHC-2 cars were different to the first in some noticeable ways, The trucks had a longer wheelbase, there was a body snubber anchor attached to the sides of the car above each truck. The MHC-2 Material Handling Cars also have much different body & roof than earlier models. Kato Precision Railroad Models, Sekisui Kinzoku Co Ltd, is a Japanese manufacturer of n scale model railroad equipment. Kato was established in 1957 & is based in Tokyo, Japan and in 1986 Kato USA was established. Due to the high quality of their train models Kato is one of the leading n scale model train manufacturers. Kato manufactures n scale train models based on Japanese, North American prototypes & European high speed trains. The establishment of the brand Hobby-Train more than 20 years ago is strongly connected with the development of Kato, Hobby-Train / Lemke is a representative and importer of Kato n scale in Europe. Kato Lemke models are manufactured in Japan by Kato for Lemke in Germany. Working with Kato & other model producers Hobby-Train / Lemke fulfils the wishes of their model train collectors with the main focus on German, Austrian & Swiss model prototypes. As well as manufacturing n scale locomotives, Kato also have a unique modular track system, Unitrack, this takes very little time to put together whether permanent or temporary, always the same result, an almost instant sturdy operational model railway enabling you more time for modelling n scale scenery and buildings. Having the Unitrack ballasted, with an integral roadbed, allows for the possibility to create scenic boards, as any of your chosen model railway displays will always be the same shape each time created, giving flexibility and choice along with easier storage if your creation has to be put away. Because the Kato system is already ballasted it has great stability along with superior connectivity thanks to their Unijoiner concept. Simple plug and play for all N scale modelers young or old. The Kato model railway system is immense, with every conceivable railway layout catered for and is compatible with all other N gauge Usa, European and Japanese N scale locomotives and train rolling stock such as Fleischmann, Minitrix, Peco, Graham Farish and Dapol. N Scale Model Trains by Kato Usa, Kato Japan, Hobby-Train & Kato Lemke, N Gauge North American Railroad Wagons & Freight Cars. Amtrak Material Handling Cars, Phase III Set C MHC-2. Kato USA N Scale 106-3503. |
