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Anonymous
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Amtrak's GE P42DC's
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Anonymous
on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 8:37 AM
I believe it was the mid 1990' s when Amtrak purchased it's current P42DC's and I was wondering how long Amtrak usually kept it's locomotives. With Amtrak's current financial situation I don't see how they could purchase any more locomotives after these wear out. Any input?
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CSSHEGEWISCH
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March 2016
From: Burbank IL (near Clearing)
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Posted by
CSSHEGEWISCH
on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 10:21 AM
The E's and F's that Amtrak inherited at the start lasted about 4-5 years in Amtrak service. The SDP40F's for the most part lasted about 7-8 years before being traded in on F40PH's. The early demise of the SDP's was due to the well-known tracking problems. Amtrak's first F40PH's came into service in 1976 and as a whole, they lasted 20+ years in high-speed service.
The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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