Lionel AMTRAK HHP-8 Amfleet Passenger Set

by Lionel

Product Features

• Powered HHP-8 electric locomotive, three Amfleet coaches, seven straight FasTrack sections, 12 O-48 curved FasTrack track sections, a FasTrack terminal section, CW-80 transformer
• Realistic horn and bell
• Refined conventional transformer control mode with lower starting speeds
• Passenger cars feature die -cast metal trucks and operating couplers, manual opening doors, flush fitting windows, interior illumination, metal frames, detailed interiors, illuminated marker lights on rear of last passenger car
• Detailed interiors

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 90 x 50 x 5 inches ; 24 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002MG8YPS
• Item model number: 6-31779
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,485 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Unique in their double-nose "rhino" design, they’re equipped with 8000 horsepower of hauling power and can pull passenger cars at speeds over one hundred miles per hour. HHP-8 locomotives are powered by one of two pantographs housed on the rooftop, and they commonly can be seen pulling strings of Amfleet-style passenger cars, recognizable by their rounded "Amcan" shape. Lionel brings this modern electric locomotive to life on your layout with the new amtrak HHP-8 Passenger Set. Made to run on any size curve of FasTrack, this high quality set includes a powered HHP-8 electric locomotive with dual motors and three Amfleet coaches. The passenger set also comes with a generous amount of FasTrack and a powerful CW-80 Transformer. With many realistic details including interior illumination, manually operating pantographs on the locomotive, and manually opening doors on the passenger cars, this modern passenger set brings high quality to any size FasTrack layout.

Product Description

Unique in their double-nose "rhino" design, the HHP-8 locomotive is equipped with 8000 horsepower of hauling power and can pull passenger cars at speeds over one hundred miles per hour. HHP-8 locomotives are powered by one of two pantographs housed on the rooftop and they commonly can be seen pulling strings of Amfleet-style passenger cars, recognizable by their rounded "Amcan" shape.Lionel's 2010 Passenger Set features Command Control and Dual Motors.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Almighty Rhino, July 25, 2011

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This review is from: Lionel AMTRAK HHP-8 Amfleet Passenger Set (Toy)

The Amtrak HHP-8 Amfleet Passenger Set's dual motor HHP-8 engine is the most powerful engine I've ever seen included in a Lionel Ready-To-Run train set, able to pull every single car I could fit onto the layout, albeit at a relatively slow speed once I got above 18 cars using the included CW-80 80-Watt Transformer. The reason for all this power becomes evident once you lift one of the three included foot and a half long super heavyweight Amfleet coaches. None of my other engines could even move all three of them, but the HHP-8 can haul them at a very high speed.

Note: Beware of tunnels and underpasses and all other overhead clearance issues with pantographs raised.

Note: Lionel has made a number of add-on cars for this set: an Amtrak ExpressTrak Baggage Car and an Amfleet Phase IVB 2-Pack of two additional, uniquely numbered coaches for putting together a longer, more realistic consist, plus an additional, uniquely numbered Amtrak HHP-8 Electric Locomotive #664 with the RailSounds sound system. However, the Amfleet Controlled End Car that is uniform with these Amfleet coaches doesn't belong if you are seeking accuracy because in real life it isn't used with HHP-8 engine consists.

Although this set comes with O-48 curves in order to better accommodate these very long coaches, none of the included or available add-on cars or engines require greater than O-36 curves, so you can easily add a Lionel FasTrack Siding Track Add-On Track Pack and either an Outer Passing Loop Add-On Track Pack or an Inner Passing Loop Add-On Track Pack, despite the O-36 curves and switches they contain. For either of the last two you will just need 12 inches of additional Lionel FasTrack to make up for the additional diameter of the O-48 curves, and the simplest way to accomplish that is with 1 5" Half Straight Track and 4 1 3/4" Straight Track pieces.

A truly exceptional O gauge set for the Amtrak enthusiast or any modern era model railroader!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Amtrak Train, December 26, 2010

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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Lionel AMTRAK HHP-8 Amfleet Passenger Set (Toy)

My son was so delighted with this item. After setting it up he went on line to learn more about the actual train it is based on. He then set up a route that matched his trains' real schedule. I got to be the passenger many many times. Great fun for all of us!