On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train from Washington, D.C., bound for New York City derailed and wrecked on the Northeast Corridor near the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, P
Aerial view of the wreckage after the crash, showing the first three of the seven passenger cars.
Aerial view of the derailed train
ACS-64 locomotive 601 led the train that derailed
The virtually empty Amtrak waiting area of New York Penn Station on May 14 as dozens of trains were cancelled between Philadelphia and New York
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The Siemens ACS-64, or Amtrak Cities Sprinter, is an electric locomotive designed by Siemens Mobility for use on the Northeast Corridor and the Keystone Corridor in the northeastern United States. The
2015 Philadelphia train derailment
…188 departed Philadelphia's 30th Street Station en route to New York City from Washington D.C. The train consisted of seven cars hauled by a year-old Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS)-64 locomotive, No. 601. The engineer was Brandon Bostian, who had begun working the route a few weeks prior. The train entered a four-degree left…
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 600 with the Crescent in 2021
Then-Vice President Joe Biden sits at the controls of ACS-64 No. 600 at a publicity event on February 6, 2014
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 600 leading its first revenue trip on February 7, 2014