by TurningOfTheWheel
Yeah that looks cool as hell.
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MattW wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:03 pm So are they skipping Phase VI or is it just going to be the one anniversary locomotive?How much extra rolling stock, or returns to service of old rolling stock, or other service improvements, could've been made for all the dollars wasted on these constand rebrandings and then returning to the old?
USRailFan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:17 amThe cost of paint is really negligible, especially if it's on a new unit that will need to go to the paint shop regardless.MattW wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:03 pm So are they skipping Phase VI or is it just going to be the one anniversary locomotive?How much extra rolling stock, or returns to service of old rolling stock, or other service improvements, could've been made for all the dollars wasted on these constand rebrandings and then returning to the old?
robelybasis wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:50 pm Does anyone know the schedule for 301 or where its heading in the Amtrak system. I saw that it left Florin this morning and didn't know where it was heading.It's on 6 (17). It's scheduled to be put onto 30 (20) and arrive in WAS on the 21st.
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For Amtrak, 50 More Siemens ALC-42s
Amtrak has exercised an option with Siemens Mobility for an additional 50 ALC-42 (“Amtrak Long-Distance Charger, 4,200 HP”) diesel-electric locomotives, bringing the total contract value to $2 billion, including supplemental multiyear maintenance support. The amount also includes about $850 million in funding set aside when the initial order of 75 units was announced in 2018.
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