Monday, May 13, 2013

Not Coming To A City Near You, Madison

Amtrak's new Cities Sprinter locomotive, which was unveiled today. The new electric engine is expected to start running on the Northeast Corridor in November.
Amtrak's new Cities Sprinter locomotive, was unveiled today.  Photo Courtesy of Amtrak
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4 comments:

  1. Reagan's DiscipleMay 15, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    Is that a T-Rex or Stegosaurus? ;)

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  2. AnonymousMay 15, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Those locos will be running for 50 years, long after this year's car show models are scrapped.

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  3. Reagan's DiscpleMay 16, 2013 at 9:14 AM

    Those locos will be running for 50 years, long after this year's car show models are scrapped

    No they won't. Like many, you are also quite uninformed on this issue. They are currently replacing 20-30 year old engines.

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/amtrak-unveils-locomotives-replace-aging-fleet-19165929#.UZTofkrWSpc

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  4. AnonymousMay 16, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    Nope. Those 20-30 year old locos will remain in service, on those lines that are not listed for speed upgrades.

    So, while New England and the EAst Coast gets new locomotives for both the Acela and the Regional service, the Midwest will get the East Coast's hand me downs, thanks to Scooter.

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