Kato - 23-503A - Container, Intermodal, U38A - Nissan - 3-Pack

Model Information: Both the "U38A container type" and "U41A container", which were active in Nissan's automobile transportation, are containers intended for automobile transportation by rail, and have a tricolor color and curved ceiling that other containers do not have. The shape was a gray band, and the U38A type had a shorter height and width than the U41A type and had a blue band. The U41A type is responsible for the transportation of passenger cars and the U38A type is responsible for the transportation of light vehicles, and was nicknamed "Carpack" and "Carpack 2", respectively.

Brand/Importer Information: Kato Precision Railroad Models (関水金属株式会社 Sekisui Kinzoku Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. The Tokyo-based company manufactures models based on Japanese prototypes (such as the Shinkansen bullet train) for the Japanese market, North American prototypes for the North American market and European high-speed trains for European market.
The Kato (pronounced kah-toe) model railroad companies were founded by Yuji Kato, father of current president Hiroshi Kato, of the parent company Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd.

The design and distribution of models for the North American market are handled by their U.S. subsidiary, Kato USA, located in Schaumburg, Illinois.
The design of special models for the European market is handled for some of them by their partner, Lemke, whereas the general distribution of Kato products in Europe is handled by NOCH; both companies are located in Germany.
As a result, some Kato European models are sold as Kato Lemke and others as Kato (alone).