They could be using P40s or P42s as cab cars?
Amtrak owns 18 P32AC-DM locomotives, isn't that enough without putting too much stress on them?
Amtrak trains per day using the Empire Corridor.
Adirondack (2 trains)
Maple Leaf (2 trains)
Lake Shore Limited (2 trains)
Ethan both directionssoAllen (2 trains)
Empire Services (16 trains)
That's 24 trains a day those 18 dual mode locomotives must support. But on most of these trains, the same locomotive can run the round trip, halving the effective number of trains to support. So 24 potentially becomes 12. That leaves 6 locomotives potentially idle every day. That's a 33% pad.
Amtrak owns 18 P32AC-DM locomotives, isn't that enough without putting too much stress on them?
Amtrak trains per day using the Empire Corridor.
Adirondack (2 trains)
Maple Leaf (2 trains)
Lake Shore Limited (2 trains)
Ethan both directionssoAllen (2 trains)
Empire Services (16 trains)
That's 24 trains a day those 18 dual mode locomotives must support. But on most of these trains, the same locomotive can run the round trip, halving the effective number of trains to support. So 24 potentially becomes 12. That leaves 6 locomotives potentially idle every day. That's a 33% pad.