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Kato Amtrak Phase II Superliner Passenger Cars 4 Car Set B. Kato USA N Scale Model Railroad Amtrak Passenger Cars. The n gauge Kato USA 106-3511, Amtrak Phase II Superliner Passenger Coaches Pack Contains 4 x Amtrak Phase II Superliner Passenger Cars; Coach 34062, Coach 34084, Sleeping Car 32052 & Dining Car/Lounge Café Car 33007. These superb Amtrak Superliner Car Models have the Amtrack phase 2 paint scheme. 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 Amtrak Superliner is a double-decker passenger car, used by the American Railroad company Amtrak on long haul trains that do not use the Northeast Corridor. The initial Amtrak Superliner cars were built by Pullman-Standard in the late 1970s and more were built in the mid 1990s by Bombardier Transportation. The Superliner cars came in various configurations such as coach, diner & sleeper. These Superliner cars were Amtrak's first car type to have an on-board waste treatment & disposal system linked to all the passenger cars toilets. The Amtrak Superliner Sleeping Cars, have bedrooms to suit all budgets & comforts including; Deluxe Bedrooms, Roomettes also known as Superliner Standard Bedrooms & Economy Bedrooms. The Superliner Sleeping Cars also have car to car passage, toilets, showers, luggage racks and vestibule. The Amtrak Superliner dining cars have nearly the entire upper level available for seating, the kitchen (galley) covers the entire lower level. The Superliner dining cars have a dumbwaiter to bring food to the dining level & also returns dishes & cutlery for washing. The Amtrak Phase II paint scheme stripes had a wide red stripe over a wide blue stripe with thin white stripes. The Amtrak Phase II was one of Amtraks first paint schemes to use entirely the striped style. The Amtrak Phase II paint scheme was used on both locomotives & passenger cars. Amtrak Superliner coach seating is much different to airplane coach-class seating. Superliner coaches have wide two-&-two reclining seats, with foot-rests & retractable leg-rests very comfortable indeed 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 1:160 model Trains by Kato Usa, Kato Japan, Hobby-Train & Kato Lemke, N Gauge American Passenger Cars. Amtrak Superliner Passenger Cars Phase II 4 Car Set B. Kato USA N Scale 106-3511. |
