106-8002 Amfleet I Coach Set (2) Amtrak PhVi Brand_Mainline allowing for easy upgrades

allowing for easy upgrades

The notable feature is that the two outer wagons have screw link couplings and buffers on the outer most edge of the train

Replacement cleaning pads can be purchased under reference GM2920101

The powerful five pole motor is fitted with a large flywheel driving the centre wheelset via a precision 40:1 gearbox

• Accurate painting and lettering

106-8002 Amfleet I Coach Set (2) Amtrak PhVi Brand_Mainline allowing for easy upgradesDuring 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