DJ MC Posted May 13, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 13, 2013 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency. On a broader scale, the new engines could well be viewed as emblematic of the improving financial health of Amtrak, which has long been dependent on subsidies from an often reluctant Congress. More than 31 million passengers rode Amtrak in the 2012 fiscal year, generating a record $2.02 billion in ticket revenue. Amtrak says it will be able to pay back a $466 million federal loan for the locomotives over 25 years using net profits from the Northeast Corridor line, where ridership hit a record high last year for the ninth time in 10 years. Read more: Source Since Yahoo could not find a picture of one, here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted May 13, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 13, 2013 Looks nice in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted May 13, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 13, 2013 Wow, they actually started on these??? Did not know... (that is one nice loco) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted May 13, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 13, 2013 I can't wait to see these on service. It's a good looking engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted May 13, 2013 Wow, they actually started on these??? Did not know... (that is one nice loco) Yep. They are scheduled to be delivered sometime late this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted May 13, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 13, 2013 Sexy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted May 13, 2013 Here is a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engr08 Posted May 13, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 13, 2013 Can't wait to run them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted May 13, 2013 Share #9 Posted May 13, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted May 14, 2013 Share #10 Posted May 14, 2013 that's great! I do wish they would update the color scheme a bit...that gray is kind of dull and flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted May 14, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2013 Could stand to lose the American Flag.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 14, 2013 Share #12 Posted May 14, 2013 mmmmm,that is HOTTTTT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted May 17, 2013 Share #13 Posted May 17, 2013 HHNNGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted May 18, 2013 Share #14 Posted May 18, 2013 HHNNGG reading this at 1:30 am in the morn makes me LMAO... i need to go to sleep..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted May 20, 2013 Share #15 Posted May 20, 2013 Could stand to lose the American Flag.... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted May 21, 2013 Share #16 Posted May 21, 2013 On one hand, it's good to see they're modernizing the fleet, but on the other hand, I've seen nicer locomotives. I'd take an FL-9 or even an E60 over the ACS-6 any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted May 22, 2013 Share #17 Posted May 22, 2013 Why?Because it's too big. Amtrak should be predominant in size. This just makes it look like a giant moving flag Be nice if some were done in retro paint.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted June 26, 2013 Share #18 Posted June 26, 2013 http://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/rail-solutions/locomotives/Pages/amtrak-cities-sprinter.aspx According to the tracking feature on the new official Siemens USA page, locomotive 602 should be in Wilmington, DE before the July 4th weekend. Happy hunting to those along the route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted June 26, 2013 Share #19 Posted June 26, 2013 http://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/rail-solutions/locomotives/Pages/amtrak-cities-sprinter.aspx According to the tracking feature on the new official Siemens USA page, locomotive 602 should be in Wilmington, DE before the July 4th weekend. Happy hunting to those along the route. Too bad it's not running to NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted June 26, 2013 Share #20 Posted June 26, 2013 Too bad it's not running to NYC. They'll do that soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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