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Kato USA - 106-5505 - Autorack, Enclosed, Aluminum - Amtrak - 9206, 9218, 9231, 9243

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N Scale - Kato USA - 106-5505 - Autorack, Enclosed, Aluminum - Amtrak - 9206, 9218, 9231, 9243 Image Courtesy of Kato USA
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Stock Number106-5505
Original Retail Price$95.00
BrandKato USA
ManufacturerKato
Body StyleKato Autorack Enclosed Aluminum
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
PrototypeAutorack, Enclosed, Aluminum
Road or Company NameAmtrak (Details)
Road or Reporting Number9206, 9218, 9231, 9243
Paint Color(s)Aluminum
Print Color(s)Blue
Paint SchemePhase V
Coupler TypeKato Operating Knuckle
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
MultipackYes
Multipack Count4
Multipack ID Number106-5505
Announcement Date2017-09-01
Release Date2018-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeAutorack
Model SubtypeEnclosed
Model VarietyAluminum
Scale1/160



Model Information: Kato introduced this model in 2014. It is only available in 4-packs. with 4 different road numbers in each. It is a fairly simple model with truck-mounted couplers (really!), chemically blackened wheels and not much else. It has a lot of interesting fine detail printing on it but not much else makes it special other than you have to own at least one pack if you are going to model Amtrak on the US East coast. These cars have a modern (2004+) appearance matching the Amtrak body style (CP and CN versions will use finely printed detail to replicate the perforations along the side of the body).
Road Name History:
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States. Founded in 1971 through the government-sponsored consolidation of most of the remaining U.S. passenger rail companies, it is partially government-funded yet operated and managed as a for-profit corporation.

Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day on 21,300 miles (34,000 km) of track with select segments having civil operating speeds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and connecting more than 500 destinations in 46 states in addition to three Canadian provinces. In fiscal year 2015, Amtrak served 30.8 million passengers and had $2.185 billion in revenue, while employing more than 20,000 people. Nearly two-thirds of passengers come from the 10 largest metropolitan areas; 83% of passengers travel on routes shorter than 400 miles. Its headquarters is at Union Station in Washington, D.C.

The name "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "trak", the latter itself a sensational spelling of "track".

Read more on Wikipedia.
Brand/Importer Information:
KATO U.S.A. was established in 1986, with the first U.S. locomotive model (the GP38-2, in N-Scale) released in 1987. Since that time, KATO has come to be known as one of the leading manufacturers of precision railroad products for the modeling community. KATO's parent company, Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

In addition to producing ready-to-run HO and N scale models that are universally hailed for their high level of detail, craftsmanship and operation, KATO also manufactures UNITRACK. UNITRACK is the finest rail & roadbed modular track system available to modelers today. With the track and roadbed integrated into a single piece, UNITRACK features a nickel-silver rail and a realistic-looking roadbed. Patented UNIJOINERS allow sections to be snapped together quickly and securely, time after time if necessary.

The Kato U.S.A. office and warehouse facility is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. All research & development of new North American products is performed here, in addition to the sales and distribution of merchandise to a vast network of wholesale representatives and retail dealers. Models requiring service sent in by hobbyists are usually attended to at this location as well. The manufacturing of all KATO products is performed in Japan.

Supporters of KATO should note that there is currently no showroom or operating exhibit of models at the Schaumburg facility. Furthermore, model parts are the only merchandise sold directly to consumers. (Please view the Parts Catalog of this website for more specific information.)
Item created by: gdm on 2017-09-12 16:20:14. Last edited by gdm on 2020-07-24 07:29:14

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