Kato N 106-8001-LS-DMW with DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped Amtrak ACS-64 Locomotive and 4 Lighting Equipped Amfleet I Phase VI Passenger Cars 5-Unit Bookcase Set

Description

The ACS-64, also known as the 'Amtrak Cities Sprinter', is Amtrak's replacement of the aging AEM-7 and HHP-8 electric locomotives for operation in the Northeast and Keystone Corridors. Built by Siemens and based on the EuroSprinter European electric locomotive design, the Cities Sprinter is nonetheless a unique model to North America and is built entirely in the United States. The Prototype, entering service as of February 2014, is meant to pull as many as 18 Amfleet cars at speeds of up to 125 miles per hour!

The new Cities Sprinter locomotive will come bundled with a brand new car, prototypically appropriate for the ACS-64 operation!

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.

FULLY LOADED by Duford Model Works exclusively for Lombard Hobbies:

Set Includes:

• Siemens ACS-64 'Cities Sprinter' Electric locomotive Amtrak #621
• Exclusive DCC/ESU LokSound V5 model from Duford Models**
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82500 with lighting kit installed
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82605 with lighting kit installed
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82741 with lighting kit installed
• Amfleet I Cafe Amtrak Phase VI #48178
• 7 Slot bookcase that can be used to hold the base set along with an additional two Amfleet cars.

**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.

Lombard Hobbies - Your Valued Shop for over 40 Years!

Who is Duford Model Works? Well, if you know him then nothing else need be said. If you don’t then you should know DMW is Kelley Duford, the past Kato employed master DCC/Sound specialist who up to his new employment with ScaleTrains in 2021, was the sole person responsible for installing thousands of custom DCC/Sound packages in ALL Kato engines both HO & N scales. No one knows Kato and DCC better...and no one brings better value to your train dollar than Lombard Hobbies.  Get these unique, limited quantity custom installs while you can!