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N Scale ACS-64 Amtrak® Cities Sprinter and Amfleet® I Car Sets ALL NEW Locomotive and Cars for Amtrak Service! Shipping October 2015 N Scale ACS-64 Amtrak® Cities Sprinter And Amfleet® I Car Sets ALL NEW locomotive and cars for Amtrak Service! Shipping October 2015 Photo by Matt Donnelly The ACS-64, also known as the "Amtrak Cities Sprinter", is Amtrak's replacement of the aging AEM-7 and HHP-8 electric locomotives for operation in the Northeast and Keystone Corridors. Built by Siemens and based on the EuroSprinter European electric locomotive design, the Cities Sprinter is nonetheless a unique model to North America and is built entirely in the United States. The Prototype, entering service as of February 2014, is meant to pull as many as 18 Amfleet cars at speeds of up to 125 miles per hour! This release will be of a brand new tooling electric Locomotive from Kato in N scale as well as a brand new passenger car release! The Amfleet I, similar to Kato’s previously released Amfleet II, will replicate the prototype’s distinctive inside bearing trucks and body shape, while the ACS-64 is being built from the ground up to maximize pulling power and smooth running. Featuring all new molding and detailing, designed with assistance from both Siemens and Amtrak, the ACS-64 will have drop-in DCC compatibility, directional lighting, adjustable pantographs, and a seamless, modern look! Item # Description MSRP* N ACS-64 and Amfleet I Phase VI 5-Unit bookcase set • Siemens ACS-64 "Cities Sprinter" Electric locomotive Amtrak #601 • Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82500 106-8001 • Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82605 $250 *NEW* • Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82741 • Amfleet I Cafe Amtrak Phase VI #48178 • 7-Slot book-style packaging that can be used to hold the base set along with an additional two Amfleet cars. 106-8002 N Amfleet I Phase VI 2-Car Set A $55 *NEW* • 2 x Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82039 and #82755 N Amfleet I Phase VI 2-Car Set B 106-8003 • Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase VI #82647 $55 *NEW* • Amfleet I Café Amtrak Phase VI #48159 * MSRP is estimated and subject to change upon release Officially licensed by Amtrak Amtrak and Amfleet are registered service marks of the National Railway Passenger Corporation KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 Pre-Production renders: Final product may vary KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 N Scale GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak® Phase Vb “Modern paint” Version + Amfleet® IIs NEW Road Number Releases + Re-stock of sold out items Shipping August 2015 Amtrak’s mainstay returns in N scale! Two brand new road number releases of Kato USA’s award winning GE P42 “Genesis” locomotive are coming soon, along with restocks of Kato’s “Starter Series” P42 and Amfleet II car sets! Item # Description MSRP 176-6027 N GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak Phase Vb #12 $125* *NEW* 176-6028 N GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak Phase Vb #99 $125* *NEW* N GE P42, Amfleet, Viewliner® Intercity Express Phase VI 4-unit “Starter 106-6285 $170* *Re-Stock* Series” set 106-6286 N Amfleet, Viewliner Intercity Express Phase VI 3-car bookcase set $100* *Re-Stock* * MSRP is estimated and subject to change upon release Don’t forget Amtrak’s 40th Anniversary locomotive lineup – also available! Item # Description MSRP 176-6021 N GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak 40th Anniversary Phase III #145 $120 176-6022 N GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak 40th Anniversary Phase I #156 $120 176-6023 N GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak 40th Anniversary Phase II #66 $120 176-6024 N GE P42 “Genesis” Amtrak 40th Anniversary Phase IV #184 $120 Officially licensed by Amtrak Amtrak, Viewliner and Amfleet are registered service marks of the National Railway Passenger Corporation KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 N Scale Gunderson MAXI-I Well Car Sets Maersk and TTX “New Logo” MAXI-IV Cars New Paint Schemes and Road Numbers for these five-unit well cars! Available July/August 2015 MAERSK w/ MAERSK containers TTX w/ CAI Containers – New scheme! Sample of pre-production artwork for TTX-New Logo version shown Brand NEW paint schemes + Road number releases for Kato’s MAXI-I well car sets! • Like the MAXI-IV, the MAXI-I features a steel compound plastic well, which creates a stable running car that can operate smoothly with-and-without the included container loads! • Included with each set is a full set of ten (10) 40’ magnetic intermodal containers which can be run with the car or displayed separately with Kato’s N Scale Volvo Tractor/Trailer cars or N Container Handlers! (sold separately) Item # Description MSRP* N Gunderson MAXI-I 5-Unit Well Car Set MAERSK #100008 106-6190 $150 *NEW* with 10 x MAERSK 40’ Containers N Gunderson MAXI-I 5-Unit Well Car Set MAERSK #100010 106-6191 $150 *NEW* with 10 x MAERSK 40’ Containers N Gunderson MAXI-I 5-Unit Well Car Set TTX “New Logo” #759300 106-6192 $150 *NEW* with 10 x CAI 40’ Containers N Gunderson MAXI-I 5-Unit Well Car Set TTX “New Logo” #759392 106-6193 $150 *NEW* with 10 x CAI 40’ Containers * MSRP is estimated and subject to change upon release KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 Re-Production: N Scale Union Pacific FEF-3 #844 Steam Locomotive, Sound Card and DCC+DCC/Sound Variations Re-Run + New Sound Options shipping to Hobby Stores in early October 2015 Please turn in orders before May 28th to guarantee pre-ordered quantities The Kato N Scale FEF-3 follows in the footsteps of its Southern Pacific 4-8-4 GS-4 cousin, refining the basic concept of a high-power, flexible steam locomotive which is easily upgradable to DCC by coupling a special, isolated coreless motor drive system with heavy duty flywheels and a flexible cross-braced suspension system that gives the locomotive a high torque, high traction grip that ensures constant and consistent pressure spread across the primary drivers. The Kato N scale FEF-3 will be available in Analog as well as DCC equipped variations, including ESU Loksound DCC, specially installed by Kato USA! For those modelers looking for sound but operating analog layouts, Kato is also excited to announce a new Sound Card for the Kato Sound Box (#22-101-1, MSRP $279.99), featuring heavy steam sounds with both prototypical FEF and GS-4 horns, allowing this card to do double-duty! DCC and DCC+Sound versions of these locomotives are built-to-order as a special service from Kato USA. Modelers who wish to install their own DCC Sound decoders into their existing locomotives will be able to follow detailed pictorial instructions posted on the Kato USA website at the time of release. Item # Description MSRP 126-0401 N 4-8-4 FEF-3 Union Pacific #844 – Black paint version $275* *Re-Stock* 126-0401-1 N 4-8-4 FEF-3 Union Pacific #844 – Black paint version w/ TCS DCC Installed $310* *Re-Stock* N 4-8-4 FEF-3 Union Pacific #844 – Black paint version w/ ESU Loksound Sound + 126-0401-LS $425* *NEW* DCC Installed 22-202-1 Soundbox Sound Card – FEF-3/GS-4 Combination Card $29.99* *NEW* * Prices are estimated and are subject to change upon release KATO USA, INC. 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone 847-781-9574 Fax 800-548-5286 Re-Production: N Scale Union Pacific Water Tender 2-Car Set + Excursion Train 7-Car Set Re-Run shipping to Hobby Stores in early October 2015 Please turn in orders before May 28th to guarantee pre-ordered quantities The UP is the largest railroad in the United States and traces its history back to the 1860’s. Along with a long standing and rich heritage, The UP maintains a fleet of historic locomotives and rolling stock for use at public day events and special business trips; these “excursion trips” are an opportunity for the railroad to show actual operational railroad history to new generations of railroad fans both young and old, pairing majestic steam locomotives such as the FEF-3 #844 (the “living legend”) with modern diesels such as UP’s fleet of Heritage SD70ACe locomotives as the general public is invited to explore (and even ride!) UP’s preserved passenger equipment. Many of the UP’s older heritage cars have been repurposed specially for these excursion trains, such as the 1962 vintage Baggage car “Promontory” which has been rebuilt into a traveling museum exhibit filled with interactive exhibits and memorabilia from the UP’s past. Even more drastically modified is a special ex-Baggage Dormitory car, gutted and rebuilt to house a diesel generator as a power car to provide head end electrical power to excursion trains pulled by Union Pacific’s steam locomotives. These cars and more join well-kept vintage Pullman and ACF-built luxury passenger cars to help preserve the historic golden era of US Passenger trains as the UP continues to operate and support railroad exhibitions in the modern era. Item # Description MSRP N Union Pacific Water Tender 2-Car Set 106-085 $79* *Re-Stock* • UP Water Car #809 “Jim Adams” • UP Water Car #814 “Joe Jordan” N Union Pacific Excursion Train 7-Car Set • Power Car #207 • Budd 10-6 Crew Sleeper #202 "Willie James" 106-086 • Museum Car #5779 “Promontory” $250* *Re-Stock* • Dome Coach #7001 "Columbine" • Coach #5473 "Portland Rose" • Dome Diner #8008 "City of Portland" • Business Car #119 "Kenefick" 106-086-1 N Union Pacific Excursion Train 7-Car Set w/ Pre-installed interior lighting $350* *Re-Stock* 928065 Water Tender Headlight PCB Kit (fits one car) $7 * Prices are estimated and are subject to change upon release KATO USA, INC.
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