Viewliner II Diner Amtrak PhIII 68019 Nashville

Viewliner II Diner Amtrak PhIII 68019 Nashville

1:87 Scale Coach produced in Amtrak livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

Features

• 1:87 Scale Model
• This model is best suited to layouts based around USA
• This model is decorated in Amtrak company markings
• Perfectly suited to be pulled by Kato’s EMD F40PH locomotives or GE P42 “Genesis” locomotives.
• All details factory installed
• Metal weights give prototypical heft and momentum
• Optional included Kinematic couplers allow prototypical close coupling while still navigating tight radii
• Superliners have full interior detailing and can be lit with optional 7-504 interior lighting kit (non-lounge only – use special #958048 to light the Lounge)
• Passenger cars have tinted, flush windows
• Designed to easily illuminate marker lights with optional light board #958046
• Free rolling, detailed trucks with rotating bearing caps (Superliners and MHC’s only) and shock absorber construction
• Crisp, elegant detailing

Details

Viewliner II cars are a newer generation of single-level intercity passenger cars used by Amtrak on long-distance routes in the eastern United States. They were introduced to modernise the fleet and replace ageing Heritage Fleet dining and baggage cars dating from the mid-20th century.

In July 2010, Amtrak ordered 130 Viewliner II cars from CAF USA in Elmira, New York. The order included 55 baggage cars, 25 dining cars, 25 sleeping cars and 25 baggage-dormitory cars (later revised to 70 baggage cars and 10 baggage-dorms).

Production was delayed due to construction and quality issues, but the first cars entered testing in 2014, and deliveries continued until August 2021, when the final cars were completed.

Like the earlier Viewliner I cars, the Viewliner II design uses a stainless-steel body, standard-gauge running gear, and head-end power supplied by the locomotive. The cars are approximately 85 ft (26 m) long and can operate at speeds of up to 125 mph (201 km/h).

The Viewliner II sleepers differ slightly from the original Viewliner I design. Instead of toilets inside each roomette, they use shared restrooms, allowing improved interior layout but resulting in 11 roomettes instead of 12.

Today, Viewliner II cars operate on many of Amtrak’s single-level long-distance trains east of Chicago, including services such as the Lake Shore Limited, Crescent, Cardinal and Silver Service routes.