| Last updated on April 4, 2024
Locomotives engaged in PTC work on Amtrak-owned line
An Amtrak test extra — with Siemens Charger ALC42 locomotives Nos. 301 and 300 bracketing a Horizon car and a Viewliner baggage car — heads west from Chelsea, Mich., during the wee hours of Oct. 28, 2021. Nighttime PTC testing for the new locomotives is based at nearby Jackson, Mich. — David Patch
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Yep. Test the engines on a line they won’t be used on.
They are being tested their as it is the longest stretch of Amtrak-owned, diesel trackage.
I have seen the new coachs at the Chicago engine facility. They look sharp.
Where’s the new coaches?!
Good question Daniel. I asked a Conductor on my last trip he said they have no ETA on when they will arrive.