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Night time at Union Station with the new Charger locomotive.
The Capitol Limited brings the first Siemens Charger SC-44 onto the NEC, IDTX 4604, for testing. This unit will ultimately be based out of Chicago.
While Amtrak No. 5, The California Zephyr, does its station stop, IDTX Siemens Charger SC-44 No. 4601 is one of two demo units seen parked on one of two of Amtrak's tracks at Union Station in Denv... (more)
One of the new Chargers destined for Midwestern assignments was a part of this MARC train and is headed for testing on the NEC. Note the yellow wheels and instrumentation cables. This type of lo... (more)
Siemens shows off the new Charger locomotive in Amtrak's 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
The hind end of one of the new Chargers in the Midwestern paint scheme visits the NEC for testing is seen as it is shoved to make the hand off to an Amtrak yard engine. Sister units are destined ... (more)
One of the new Chargers in the Midwestern paint scheme visits the NEC for testing, but sister units are destined for MARC service in the future. This MARC MP36 tows the "Charger X" to the yard aft... (more)
Illinois Department of Transportation Siemens Demonstrator SC-44 # 4604 brings up the markers of an Amtrak/FRA/Siemens test train at Mansfield, MA. This marks the first time a SC-44 has been on Zo... (more)
Racing northbound into the sun, Pacific Surfliner no. 777 to San Luis Obispo from Los Angeles passes Faria Beach Colony at Ventura.
On an unusually hot spring day, Siemens SC-44 Chargers 4611 & 4604 sit along side Amtrak's Chicago Locomotive Shops undergoing inspection under the St. Charles Air Line Bridge. These units are som... (more)
Brand new Siemens Charger SC-44 #4620 leads Amtrak Hiawatha #339 thru Franksville, WI on August 25th, 2017.
Hiawatha Service train with new Siemens Charger approaches Union Station under Pennsy signal bridge.
The first two Amtrak Cascades Chargers to arrive in the Pacific Northwest, #1400 and 1403.
The new Charger locomotive has made it down to Portland and is sitting on the lead track for Union Station.
The Siemens Chargers are finally leading on the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin trains. Shown here at Alviso (San Jose) on #737 and the South end of San Francisco Bay.
California Department of Transportation SC-44 2116 pulls a six car Pacific Surfliner through Chapman University as it heads from Goleta to San Diego. Train 768 has an eclectic set of cars ... (more)
After a long delay in Seattle's King St Station trying to get WSDOT's new Charger locomotives to link up with Mater (Cab Car), a Cascades test train arrives in Tacoma's Tacoma Dome Station. The t... (more)
Close up of Amtraks new spaceship at PDX.
A pair of Washington State Department of Transportation Siemens SC44s had to be set out by the Coast Starlight (including their escort P42s) in Northridge CA. The power was only there for a few ho... (more)
Gleaming in the rising sun, Amtrak No.768 the first southbound Pacific Surfliner of the day, has a Siemans Charger pushing the train around Rincon Point.
A New Normal: New charger locomotive 2115 leads Pacific Surfliner train 562 toward San Diego through a classic scene.
A new Siemans Charger leads Northbound Pacific Surfliner Train No. 763 to San Luis Obispo thru Faria Beach.
A Charger Test Train comes out of Torrey Pines with a matched set in the new Coaster livery.
An Amtrak Cascades service from Seattle to Vancouver, BC finds a break in the rain as it glides north along the BNSF line in Delta with a new Siemens Charger on point.
Charging South Along the Coast. Beefed up to nine cars to support the increase of holiday travelers for the Thanksgiving rush, Amtrak 774 skirts the coast through the Carpinteria Nature Pre... (more)
The Silver Splendor's Final Ride. It was a somber moment at Redondo Junction as many of us on the crew of Santa Fe 3751 watched an old friend - the private car "Silver Splendor" take its fi... (more)
Charging along the Water: Amtrak Cascades train 518 rolls along the shores of Puget Sound through Steilacoom, Washington. Pulling the train is Washington Department of Transportation number... (more)
There's an evening sunset and a Low tide as Pacific Surfliner No. 777 northbound to San Luis Obispo rolls through Seacliff siding.
A Wave of the Future: On a misty fall morning, two brand new SC-44 Charger locomotives lead train 564 along the cliffs in Del Mar. Soon enough, all Pacific Surfliner trains will be pulled b... (more)
Two Different Schemes: As train 562 heads through Torrey Pines, the paint scheme variation between locomotive 2109 and the 2114 is quite apparent. The 2109 displays the original version of ... (more)
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Northbound low level set leaving Anaheim with CDTX 2121 shoving.
Running late, northbound Amtrak California Surfliner No. 767 from Los Angeles to Goleta, races through Loon Point making up time with an SC-44 on the point.
Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner no. 777 northbound from Los Angeles, leaves Ventura and passes through Emma Wood State Park in the fading light of the day.
A WDTX Charger shoves Cascades train 518 north through a beautiful sunset.
Move Over, The New Kid's In Town. Having just turned 20-years-old only a few months prior, AMTK 457 still looks sharp as it catches the last rays of sunlight during golden hour at Redondo J... (more)
Leaving the city known as the Gateway to the West, the last Missouri River Runner heads west for Jefferson City and ultimately Kansas City in the afternoon light.
IDTX Charger 4601 leads Lincoln Service 301 north through a snow drift in Lockport.
Amtrak California train No.759 northbound from Los Angeles to Goleta, arrives in Santa Barbara at sunrise with morning commuters. 759 lead by Siemans SC44 No. 2114 was started after the devastati... (more)
A far cry from the colorful red, orange and black GS-4's that once barked up this very grade with the famous "Daylight," CDTX 2116 carries on the tradition of hauling passengers through ... (more)
Hustling past the 107-year-old Del Mar depot, Amtrak 1566 approaches the sweeping curve that will rejoin it with the Pacific Ocean for a few miles before finally breaking off for the trip inland t... (more)
With a hefty, nicely matched set of nine cars and two locomotives - Amtrak 774 skirts the Pacific Ocean on its way out of Carpinteria as it enter's the city's namesake Nature Bluffs Preserve. The ... (more)
Cascades 505 heads to Portland on the tail end of a snow storm that brought a fair amount of sea level snow to the Puget Sound. The storm also brought some wind, kicking up the waves along the so... (more)
Charging by at Sunset: Amtrak train number 580 rounds the curve on the south side of Del Mar on its way to San Diego. An extra locomotive is on the north end of the train as a fill in for a... (more)
"Siemens Charger at New York Penn" Illinois DOT's brand new Siemens SC-44 "Charger" locomotives takes a rest at New York Penn Station during the height of the rush hour ... (more)
One of the new Chargers destined for Midwestern assignments visits the NEC and is prepped for testing. This type of locomotive has been ordered by several states for passenger service they subsidi... (more)
The final days of the Rondout searchlights nears as a modern Siemens Charger leads a Hiawatha Service train, crossing over the main due to an approaching freight.
A Siemens Charger locomotive leads southbound train 505 along Puget Sound at Steilacoom, Washington. Earlier in the day, this set was originally running as southbound train 517 between Vancouver a... (more)
Two relatively new Siemens SC-44 "Charger" locomotives book end a Talgo set on northbound Cascades train 516 through Bellingham, Washington. This area is in the process of a major redevelopment pr... (more)
New MARC Charger #83 waits with a train for the evening rush as a passenger engrossed in her phone heads down the platform paying no attention to the new locomotive.
A train from Vancouver BC passes through Samish on its way to Seattle.
CDTX 2102 leads an Amtrak Capitol Corridor through Bahia, towards Martinez and Oakland as the slowly comes to an end.
The morning cascades train rolls north to Vancouver.
WDTX 1403 one of WSDOT's new Charger locomotives, leads Cascades 507 south along the Puget Sound in Steilacoom. This is will soon be sight not possible for photographers, train watchers or pas... (more)
A new Siemens Charger in Amtrak Cascades livery, leads Amtrak 517 through Burnaby,BC under a threatening sky on its way to Portland, OR.
A new IDOT Charger leads a late Carl Sandburg west into Galesburg.
On January 17, Maryland commuter railroad MARC ran a test train of its two brand new Siemens Chargers on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. SC-44 80 and 81 roll into Wilmington, Delaware with train 802 ... (more)
To test their new Charger locomotives. MARC ran a test train from Washington DC all the way to Philadelphia, PA. A rare move since MARC train only run (Currently) as far North as Perryville, MD. H... (more)
