Heads Up! Amtrak #19’s lead locomotive had a traction motor fire and was set off and replaced with NS #7111. It departed Charlottesville, Va at 8:54PM (according to Amtrak.com). As an added bonus, it has a B32-8WH (#512) in the “Pepsi Can” scheme. I plan to see it about 6:15a.m. in Toccoa, Ga ( I’ll keep an eye on Amtrak.com though to make sure there are no other delays) Here are the pictures, just thought I’d give you a heads up.Is there a chance they might replace NS#7111 with another Amtrak loco, or will they run it on to N.O.?
See I knew it could happen an amtrak train getting pulled by a frieght loco. I have always wondered what that might look like but. I don’t think it has ever happened here in milwuakee or if it has. I hasve never seen it Before.
Well, the two unusual Amtrak units did not make it this far South.[sigh] Instead they had been replaced with two usual P42DC’s #'s 184 and 67. Oh well, I still got to see the first SB Crescent of 2007 at 6:40A.M.!
Number 20, the northbound Crescent, just came thru Danville, VA at about 9:30 with 49 (P42DC) leading the 512 (P32-8) on the train. Train running real late. First time I have ever seen a P32-8.
California
California is home to a major Amtrak maintenance facility in Los Angeles. This includes a service and inspection facility and a locomotive facility. [The locomotive facility opened in 2000 and the service and inspection facility opened in May 2001 after an investment of over $50 million, jointly funded by Amtrak and the State of California.] This complex maintains and services approximately 33 locomotives and 224 passenger cars, most of which are part of Amtrak’s bi-level Superliner fleet and Pacific Surfliner fleet.
Amtrak also performs equipment servicing and maintenance in Oakland, at a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2004. The 22-acre, $71-million facility was built with Amtrak and state funding and services equipment used on the California Zephyr, San Joaquin, and Capitol Corridor routes and draws in work previously performed in Los Angeles and Chicago. It replaced an outdated brick building on freight railroad property. Regular periodic maintenance is performed on 18 locomotives and 80 passenger cars.
Connecticut
Amtrak owns and operates a rail yard in New Haven where routine maintenance and equipment repair takes place. Amtrak recently opened a new servicing facility in New Haven. Known as Parcel G, it handles both electric and diesel locomotives. Parcel G allowed Amtrak to vacate older facilities on property owned by ConnDOT.
Delaware
Delaware is home to two major maintenance and repair facilities that serve the entire Northeast Corridor – the Wilmington Shops and the Bear Maintenance Facility. All Amfleet cars, as well as all electric locomotives used on the Northeast Corridor, are maintained, repaired, and overhauled at these two important facilities.
Florida
Amtrak operates the Hialeah maintenance facility in Miami, which services and performs light overhauls for Viewliner, Amfleet, and Heritage cars for Silver Service trains
By slogging through hundreds (thousands?) of pictures on railpictures.net, I’ve found a few more variations than what that site shows. PM me and I’ll send you a list.
Don’t forget the GP40’s (AMTK 650-664) that operated as second and third units on a variety of long-distance trains. There were also the former GO Transit GP40TC’s (AMTK 192-199) that operated on various short-haul trains out of Chicago and occasionally on the Capitol Ltd before being rebuilt as M/W power and renumbered 520-527.