WalthersProto HO Amtrak Viewliner I sleeper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Unlighted, $109.98; lighted, $124.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
WalthersProto HO Amtrak Viewliner I sleeper features:
- 36” metal wheels on plastic axles
- Detailed underbody with air and waste tanks, battery and equipment boxes, HVAC ducts, transformer banks, water fill valves, and water tank
- Factory-installed wire grab irons
- GSI metal trucks for electrical pickup
- Improved diaphragms
- Multi-piece interior with separate walls
- Plated finish on carbody
- Proto-Max metal couplers in angled swinging drawbars
- Separate, factory-installed roof cap and roof vent
- Tinted window glazing
Release date: Available now
Road names: Amtrak (phases 4, 6 [early and late], and 7). Phase 4 and 6 cars offered with decals and four printed car numbers (two each lighted and unlighted). Phase 7 car only offered lighted with factory-printed numbers and car names.
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