Bombardier–Alstom HHP-8
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The Bombardier–Alstom HHP-8 is a twin-cab electric locomotive built for Amtrak and MARC by a consortium of Bombardier and Alstom. Its electrical system was based on Alstom's BB 36000 locomotive.
MARC No. 4915 at Odenton in 2014
The visual similarity between the HHP-8 (top) and Acela Express power cars (bottom) was a deliberate design choice.
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SNCF Class BB 36000
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The SNCF Class BB 36000 locomotives are a class of triple voltage 4 axle twin bogie electric locomotives built by GEC-Alsthom between 1996 and 2001 for SNCF.
Bombardier–Alstom HHP-8
…8000) is a twin-cab electric locomotive built for Amtrak and MARC by a consortium of Bombardier and Alstom. Its electrical system was based on Alstom's BB 36000 locomotive. Due to a limited number of locomotives produced and reliability issues leading to high maintenance costs, Amtrak retired all its HHP-8s…
SNCF BB 36000
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