Kato HO GE P42 Amtrak Phase I #161 w/ 50th Anniversary

Kato HO GE P42 Amtrak Phase I #161 w/ 50th AnniversaryThe General Electric P42 locomotive is also known as the Genesis locomotive. The P42 is a modern 4200 horsepower passenger locomotive used across the United States and Canada. Amtraks P42 has replaced the EMD F40PH in revenue service and today they are used throughout the United States. Since their introduction, they have had a number of physical revisions to improve the ease of maintenance and parts replacements, including a bolt on fiberglass nose

we’ve tooled new hoods

Sharp painting and lettering in authentic paint schemes

DC/Silent 21-pin DCC Ready**

the car can also be equipped with a rotary coupler at the A end of the car (or on both ends on double-rotary cars)

provided greater flexibility

Blackened turned-metal wheels

All new car numbers (No duplicates from previous runs)

12 Telephone Poles Per Package

est transported across the country by rail

You can still find some in company service today

The center shaft only drove one axle per truck as the wheels in each truck were connected with a side rod

The Pennsylvania Railroad’s GLa class hoppers must surely be one of the most successful freight car designs ever built