Rapido Trains Inc N 525504 DCC/ESU LokSound Equipped Rohr RTL Turboliner Amtrak Set #4 'Phase III Late - Black Roof' - 5-Unit Set

Set contains: Power cars #156 & #157; Coaches #179 & #181; and Cafe-Coach #180

**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.

Expand your Rohr RTL Turboliner 5-unit Set with additional matching single cars, each sold separately:

• Rapido Trains Inc N 525104 RTL Turboliner Single Car Coach 'Phase III Late - Black Roof' Amtrak #185;
• Rapido Trains Inc N 525105 RTL Turboliner Single Car Coach 'Phase III Late - Black Roof' Amtrak #187;
• Rapido Trains Inc N 525106 RTL Turboliner Single Car Snack Bar Coach 'Phase III Late - Black Roof' Amtrak #186.

Prototype History:

Rapido Trains Inc. is pleased to bring speed to the rails with the Amtrak Rohr Turboliner in N Scale!

In the early days of Amtrak, efforts were made to improve passenger services along key corridors. Following the success of the French-built RTG Turboliners in the mid-1970s in the Midwest, Amtrak turned to Rohr Industries in California to build modernized Turboliners for use along the Empire Corridor.

Entering service starting in September 1976, these new RTL Turboliners quickly proved their value, bringing passengers back to the rails. Equipped with third-rail shoes, they operated on electric power through New York’s Grand Central Terminal (and later Penn Station), switching to gas-turbine power once out of New York City. Painted in Amtrak’s stunning red, white and blue Phase III paint scheme, they operated on most Empire Corridor services, as well as regular appearances on the Adirondack to and from Montreal in the early years. Occasional equipment needs even put the Turbos on other rare adventures outside their normal call of duty, including the Niagara Rainbow to Detroit via Southwestern Ontario, and the Maple Leaf to Toronto via Niagara Falls.

All were retired from active service in 2004.