Description
Railroad Short Name: AMTK
To upgrade its elderly fleet of cars, some in service since the late 1940s, Amtrak took delivery of its first all-new Amfleet I cars in 1975 for inter-city service in the close clearances of the eastern US. Based on the Budd-built Metroliner, nearly 500 coach and food service cars were delivered by 1978. Starting in 1981, new Amfleet II coaches and lounges were introduced especially for long-distance trains. Both types are still in service today!
Like the prototypes, these models are totally new from the rooftops to the rails and come fully assembled, ready for service with:
- Real metal finish simulates stainless steel
- Paint color-matched to Amtrak standards
- Correct profile body with fine side corrugations
- Inside bearing trucks with brake shoe and other details
- Highly detailed underbody with centersill and cross bracing on underframe
- Factory-installed grab irons
- Prototypical smoked glass windows with gaskets
- Car number and letterboard decals
- Correct 36″ turned metal wheelsets
- Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers
- Add more realism in minutes with LED lighting Kit (920-1057) available separately
PLEASE NOTE: As these cars are the correct prototype length and feature full underbody detail to match the prototypes, a minimum 24″ radius is recommended for operation.
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