Kato 106-8013 N Scale Amtrak Amfleet I Phase I (Coach #21232, Cafe #20041) 2 Car Set B - NOS Building - Details Author: Larry Puckett

Author: Larry Puckett

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Kato 106-8013 N Scale Amtrak Amfleet I Phase I (Coach #21232, Cafe #20041) 2 Car Set B - NOS Building - Details Author: Larry PuckettKato 106 8013 N Scale Amtrak Amfleet I Phase I (Coach #21232, Cafe #20041) 2 Car Set B 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