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Kato - HO Scale - P42 Starter Set - Amtrak (AMTK) #203 - Operation Lifesaver - Black/Yellow/White/Red with White/Yellow/Black Lettering & White Logo (SKU 381-303007)

Available On: October 1, 2024

 

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HO Scale

 

 

Get Started in HO Scale!

New from Kato is the perfect way to start in HO scale! The Kato HO P42 Starter set combines the best track in the market with the best trains in the market to make the best starter set! Coming with a HO Scale P42, a Baggage Car, a Lounge Car and a Coach the Kato HO P42 Set is the perfect way to start off in this great hobby! The Premium Starter Experience, this starter set features a powerful power pack and a smooth-running locomotive, resulting in hours of fun!

 

Comes with HM1 HO Unitrack Starter Kit

Track Makes 7.8’ x 4’ 6 3/4” oval

 

The Unitrack Advantage

When it was first introduced to the Japanese model train market in 1957, Kato UNITRACK was revolutionary because it provided the convenience of a snap track with none of the drawbacks – the patented Unijoiner clips hold rails tightly together but are easily disconnected, allowing modelers to reliably assemble and disassemble their track sections over and over and over again, without worrying about loosening joints, breaking clips, or lessening the electrical conductivity between track segments!

 

 

Prototype Information:

The General Electic 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. Amtrak’s 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 panel (replacing the original’s solid metal which was difficult to repair or replace) and a new headlight bezel that is more rounded than the previous square versions.

 

Much work is put into all Kato models to ensure the colors are crisp and accurate.  Naturally, Kato HO P42 is no exception as Kato worked directly with Amtrak to ensure you get a model that looks like it came right out of Amtrak’s paint shop.  What’s more is that even up close Kato paint and details maintain their accuracy.

 

Model Features:

  • Perfectly suited to pull Kato’s new production of Phase IVb Superliners.
  • Directional headlights and tail lights on both the front and rear of the locomotive, allowing it to operate as both a standard pulling locomotive with double heading capability or a push-pull engine, whether oriented facing forward or back.
  • Illuminated pre-printed numberboards
  • Capable of navigating minimum 370mm (14 3/5″) radius curves (R1 radius in Europe), allowing the P42 to go where previous Kato locomotives have never been able to go before – dining room tables, coffee tables, spaces previously reserved exclusively for N scale!
  • Brand new coreless truck-motor drive paired with a super-heavy solid metal body mechanism; doubling the number of motors while increasing the traction potential and weight for new standard of running smoothness and pulling power.
  • Available from your local dealer or Kato-Direct with either Soundtraxx or ESU Loksound DCC and Sound pre-installed!
  • Not all power packs are created equal. For coreless motors Kato recommend's consistent DC power such as the Kato Standard Power Pack SX.

 

 

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