Across the history of Amtrak, America’s passenger carrier has not been shy when it came to trying new technology for carrying passengers to their destinations in safety and comfort. The early years saw the United Aircraft and Rohr turbo trains. Germany’s ICE (Intercity Express) and electric locomotives from Sweden were tested on the Northeast Corridor. The Acela Express and Talgo trains use tilting technology so trains can take curves at speed without dumping the passengers or their refreshments into the aisles.

Could a train like this be in Amtrak’s future? We think so. This light weight 3-unit design permits faster acceleration and deceleration leading to lower delta times for station stops. Having streamlined cabs at both ends provides the advantages of push-pull service without the aerodynamic penalty of a traditional blunt ended coach at the back.

Bring a potential piece of Amtrak’s future to your HO scale layout...

Features:

-    Fully assembled and Ready to Run three car train.
-    Interiors in second and third cars. First car contains the mechanism.
-    DCC Ready with standard NMRA 8 in medium socket.
-    DCC/Sound decoder available separately.
-    Minimum Radius for HO: 18".
-    Historically accurate paint and lettering.
-    Die cast metal weights.
-    Lighting in all three cars.
-    Add-on cars to be available.

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