April 25, 2024
KATO 106079 N Amtrak "El Capitan" 10-Car Set w display UNITRACK 106-079 NEW
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KATO 106079 N Amtrak "El Capitan" 10-Car Set with display UNITRACK 106-079 NEW SPECIALNo w In Stock Ready to Ship !!!!!!!Prototype Information:In 1971 Amtrak, "America's Railroad", was born, and with it was born the responsibility of maintaining America's passenger services. Taking up among others the Santa Fe's luxury "Super Chief" and coach class "El Capitan" trains, Amtrak quickly set about attempting to create its own image for these classic stainless trains, adorning them with bold red, white and blue stripes and the Chevron logo (known today as Phase I colors) which would be synonymous with Amtrak service for nearly three decades.Amtrak continued to operate the "El Capitan" and "Super Chief" trains in combined consists for a number of years before retiring the historic "El Capitan" name, but the legacy of the train's double decker cars would live on, both in the form of first-class "Pacific Parlour" lounge cars and in the design of the Superliners which would take form and inspiration from the Hi-level car's revolutionary design.Motive Power:In the early years of Amtrak service, when the Santa Fe was transitioning to a freight-only business, Amtrak was reliant on leased motive power for pulling its trains. The Santa Fe, wanting to differentiate their equipment that was to be used on the new Amtrak trains, began repainting the
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