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Amtrak operates a fleet of 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service, collectively called rolling stock.Notable examples include the GE Genesis and Siemens Charger diesel locomotives, the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive, the Amfleet series of single-level passenger cars, the Superliner series of double-decker passenger cars, and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.
As the locomotive proceeds down the track, the on-board systems communicate via radio to the trackside BCMs (Base Communications Manager) in the region, requesting any temporary speed restrictions for the next three or more regions of the track, ensuring that the locomotive's database is always kept current with any possible temporary ...
This is a list of major infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor, a rail line running through the Northeastern United States.The list includes major interlockings, bridges, tunnels, and past and present stations, including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Orange Line, the Washington Metro's Orange Line, and PATH stations on separate tracks but sharing the right-of-way.
Railroad Model Quantity Road numbers Notes Amtrak: P40DC: 44: 800–843: 15 units upgraded to P42DC specifications. P42DC: 207: 1–207: To be replaced by 125 new ALC-42 Siemens Charger locomotives. P32AC-DM: 18: 700–717: Dual mode for operation on the Empire Connection into New York Penn. Metro-North Railroad: P32AC-DM: 31: 201–231
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south, with major stops in Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore.
The Siemens Charger is a family of diesel-electric/dual-mode passenger locomotives designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility for the North American market.. There are five variants of the Charger, tailored for different operators and types of service: ALC-42 for Amtrak long-distance service, ALC-42E dual mode for Amtrak inter-city and long-distance routes that serve the Northeast Corridor ...
Shipments of the cars to Amtrak should begin by the end of 2024. The $4.9 billion Amtrak contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. is the largest in the company’s history. All the construction is ...
Amtrak’s 60 Hz traction power system operates along the Northeast Corridor between New Haven, Connecticut, [note 1] and Boston, Massachusetts. This system was built by Amtrak in the late 1990s and supplies locomotives with power from an overhead catenary system at 25 kV alternating current with at 60 Hz, the standard frequency in North America.