Siemens ACS-64
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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
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 600 with the Crescent in 2021
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 601, testing at Transportation Technology Center on June 8, 2013. 601 was later involved in the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment.
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
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.
Siemens ACS-64
…California, located outside of Sacramento. The first 70 locomotives were built for Amtrak to replace the railroad's fleet of aging AEM-7 and unreliable HHP-8 locomotives. The first ACS-64 entered service in February 2014 and deliveries continued until August 2016. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation…
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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