Amtrak NPCU “Cabbage”
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $239.95; with dual-mode sound decoder, $349.95
Era: 1990s to present (varies depending on scheme)
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Amtrak Non-Powered Control Unit features:
- Enlarged marker lights, supplementary air reservoirs, and a K5LA horn
- Operating strobe lights, marker lights, number box lights, and flashing ditch lights
- Etched-metal radiator grills and windshield wipers
- Separate, factory-installed handrails and grab irons
- 5-pole skew-wound motor
- Direct-current models feature a 21-pin plug
- Metal Macdonald-Cartier couplers
Release date: To be announced
Paint schemes: Amtrak (Phase 3, phase 5 [three road numbers], phase 5 Downeaster, and Amtrak “Salutes Our Veterans.” Two road number per scheme unless noted.
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