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Amtrak #603 east bound
Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 4:32 PM

ACS-64 #603 electric motor may have arrived today on CAL Z at Chicago.  There is speculation as to route that it will take out of CHI.  and its destination ? ?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 5:14 PM

blue streak 1

May have arrived today on CAL Z at Chicago.  There is speculation as to route that it will take out of CHI.  and its destination ? ?

I must be missing something here.  What is Amtrak 603?

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Posted by CJtrainguy on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 5:50 PM

Amtrak 603 is one of the new ACS-64 locomotives.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:48 PM

Missed it by a day.   Reported this afternoon at Albany.  No idea if going to NYP or not ?  Maybe the cold / hot  weather facility ?

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Posted by CAZEPHYR on Thursday, August 15, 2013 9:17 AM

My picture of the 603 at Stanford Curve on Donner Pass Saturday, the 10th leaving California.

CZ

 

 

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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Saturday, August 17, 2013 7:33 PM

ACS-64 #603 went to Alstom for cold weather testing at their facility

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