Amtrak ALC-42 Procurement (Long-Distance LD Charger Variant)

Tier 4 emissions is going to be great for Moffat tunnel on the California Zephyr.

Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:36 am https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/202 ... uppert.pdf

•Next routes 2023
•Coast Starlight (SEA-LA), 1,377 miles
•California Zephyr (CHI-OAK) 2,438 miles
•Additional routes in 2023 will see ALC42 locomotives, dependent upon successful Cab Signal testing for operation in the East.

The Coast Starlight actually already kicked off this week (video not mine):

(I got a "You cannot use certain BBCodes: media." when I tried to embed)

ADMIN: I fixed it; you may have had a slight typo?

type 7 3704 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:33 pm Tier 4 emissions is going to be great for Moffat tunnel on the California Zephyr.

Is Moffat down grade westbound? If so regeneration for HEP will certainly reduce tunnel ALC's exhaust.

Does anyone know what two alc42were parked today in the race street yard in Philly? Saw them from a distance but couldn’t get their numbers.

I heard one of them broke when they were on the Pennsylvanian and was rescued. They're probably being worked on now.

That was a P42 that died on the Pennsylvanian not an ALC-42. I don’t think Pennsylvanians are getting ALC-42s right now.

I don't know if this goes "off topic" but when will the "normal" aka diesel ALC-42's be in service on revenue trains, such as the Pennsylvanian? I was told early 2024, but I do want to hear other people's knowledge.

-Emmett

They are already in service on some lines; no plans for the Pennsylvanian.

aren't they gonna have some for pennsylvanian duty? when i watched a vid, it said 10 or 15 were for the" keystone corridor" and the services box said "pennyslvanian".

maybe I was mistaken.

-emmett

My guess is that when the ALC-42's come for the Pennsy, the Airo sets would be ready instead. Although... it may be the second round trip and we'll get both on the line for a time.

STR so will the ALC's run the penny when they enter service or when they get airo sets. I hope it's when they go In service. I want to catch them as soon as they enter service.

Emmett wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:33 pm STR so will the ALC's run the penny when they enter service or when they get airo sets. I hope it's when they go In service. I want to catch them as soon as they enter service.

I'm not sure about the timing. I'm betting more the ALC's will be here first to replace the P42s, but I won't be surprised if they overlap with the Airo sets.

Emmett, this is the second thread (or maybe the second time this thread) where you've made multiple posts asking about specific details of the ALC and Airo deliveries to the Pennslyvanian. If anyone had any knowledge on this, you'd have seen it already, and asking every month won't change that.

There is an ALC-42 parked in the Lorton Autotrain terminal currently. Does anyone know why that is?

Virtual Railfan has shown it on the Autotrain through Ashland VA as one of the two locomotives pulling the train.