KATO 106-8003, N Scale Amfleet I Coach & Cafe Phase VI 2-Car Set B

Kato 106-8003 N scale Amfleet I Phase VI, 2 Car Set B

Kato Item #: 106-8003

Set Includes:

• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82647


• Amfleet I Cafe Amtrak Phase VI #48159

These passenger cars are a great match for the Kato N Scale ACS-64 Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotives.

Amfleet I: During its beginnings, Amtrak inherited its passenger cars from other railroads. Old, steam heated and in dire need of upgrades, Amtrak set out to replace these cars in 1973 with the purchase of the first Amfleet cars from Budd. This initial batch of 492 cars were the Amfleet I - with a door and vestibule on either end (unlike their single-doored successor), these cars fell into a few different varieties but essentially broke down into coach and dinette variants. Despite the introduction of their newer cousins, Amfleet I's are still in use by Amtrak, primarily for shorter distance routes.