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Five states; California, Washington, Illinois, Missouri and Michigan collaborated with Amtrak to acquire a number of these locos, with 33 going to Illinois/Missouri/Michigan and lettered Amtrak Midwest. Other entities have also purchased the SC-44 locos for corridor or short-haul service. So far, the Missouri trains are running with 4625 and 4 .. More |
SC-44 Charger
Diesel-electric locomotive
| Series: | Charger |
| Build: | Siemens 2016 |
| Top speed: | 201 km/h |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| UIC axles: | Bo'Bo' |
| Length: | 21.79 m |
| Width: | 3.05 m |
| Weight: | 120 t |
| Prime mover: | Cummins QSK95 |
| Tractive effort: | 290 kN |
| Source: | en.wikipedia.org |
Career
 | ACE SC-44 | Altamont Corridor Express | 3 |
| AMTK SC-44 | Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation | 0 |
| CDTX SC-44 | California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) | 7 |
| IDTX SC-44 | Illinois Department of Transportation | 20 |
| MARC SC-44 | Maryland Area Rail Commuter | 4 |
| NCTD SC-44 | Coaster commuter rail | 2 |
| WDTX SC-44 | Washington Department of Transportation | 4 |
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Soaring high above the Amtrak train is an eastbound BNSF stacker on the 1.2-mile-long Sheffield Flyover, completed in 2000, which was built to relieve level grade crossing traffic congestion in an area with well over 100 train movements per day. This project improved traffic flow at the east end of Kansas City so much that an additional flyove .. More |
Changed Jul 30, 2019 Report
