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Viewliner I Sleeper: The Viewliner sleeper came into service around the same time as the Amfleet II, providing sleeping accommodations for Amtraks trains on such routes as the Lake Shore, Cardinal, Silver Star, and others. Together, the Amfleet II and...

Amtrak’s “Rainbow Era”Like its locomotives, all of Amtrak’s rolling stock was inherited from predecessor railroads such as Penn Central. Since there wasn’t time enough to implement uniform branding on Amtrak’s fleet...

Budd Amfleet® I #81516 - Business Class Car (Phase VI) - N Scale. Developed by the Budd Company in the mid-1970s, the Amfleet I was the first single-level passenger car designed exclusively for Amtrak®. With over 350 still in service across the...

Budd Amfleet® I #48177 - Cafe Car Developed by the Budd Company in the mid-1970s, the Amfleet I was the first single-level passenger car designed exclusively for Amtrak®. With over 350 still in service across the United States today, it remains...

Budd Amfleet® I #82803- Coach Class Car (Phase VI) - N Scale. Developed by the Budd Company in the mid-1970s, the Amfleet I was the first single-level passenger car designed exclusively for Amtrak®. With over 350 still in service across the...

Modeling the shorter distance (and northeast corridor) Intercity passenger cars - the Amfleet II and Viewliner sleeper, respectively - these cars are decorated in Amtrak's most current paint scheme: the Phase VI (also known as "IVb"), which marries...

Amfleet I: During its beginnings, Amtrak inherited its passenger cars from other railroads. Old, steam heated and in dire need of upgrades, Amtrak set out to replace these cars in 1973 with the purchase of the first Amfleet cars from Budd. This initial...