Just in time for the 40th anniversary of America’s national passenger rail service, Kato USA is offering a sharp-­looking, smooth-running Amtrak intercity express train set in N scale. The set’s ...

When Amtrak began operations in 1971, it inherited a mixed bag of locomotives and passenger cars from participating railroads. In order to survive, the decades-old equipment needed to be replaced.

Price: Direct-current models, $150; with pre-installed Digital Command Control motor decoder, $250; with pre-installed DCC and sound decoder, $350 Era: 2021 to present Manufacturer: Kato USA Inc., 100 ...