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Who makes the best HO Scale Amtrak P42 and superliner coaches?

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Who makes the best HO Scale Amtrak P42 and superliner coaches?
Posted by Model Trains and Railfanning on Monday, December 31, 2018 6:54 PM

I am begening to model the coast starlight in HO scale and was wondering who makes the best Amtrak P42 and superliner coaches? I don't care if the P42 is made by the same brand that the coaches are made by.

Thanks! 

- Nathaniel Nagel 

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Posted by nealknows on Monday, December 31, 2018 8:56 PM

Hello there,

Since you didn't specify which scale, I'll go with what I have, HO scale. Athearn and Kato make great P42 engines. As far as Superliners, Kato and Walthers made them and I think Con-Cor made them. I have many of the Walthers as they did various phases, Kato did some in Phase III and the rest in phase IVb / VI. 

Hope this helps.

Neal

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, December 31, 2018 9:06 PM

I'll assume HO as well. 

I have three of the Katos with the Loksound decoders. They are excellent, if you can find them. I got mine when they first were available.

 Amtrak Lineup by Edmund, on Flickr

I like the plating on the Walthers Superliners. Anything else just looks like aluminum paint. ¢¢

Good Luck, Ed

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