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Can we get a new design for Amtrak Long Distance Locos ? The Slice of Cheese Gen Sets are gettint moldy

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Posted by Buslist on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 10:54 PM

NorthWest

Expect either a rebuild of the P42DCs or a LD SC-44 order with large fuel tanks.

In order to meet emissions and crash specs, they're all going to be low-profile Vergara-esque creations from here on out...sadly.

 

 

Amtrak does have an option for some SC-44s with large fuel tanks.

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Posted by NorthWest on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 8:07 PM

Expect either a rebuild of the P42DCs or a LD SC-44 order with large fuel tanks.

In order to meet emissions and crash specs, they're all going to be low-profile Vergara-esque creations from here on out...sadly.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 5:59 PM

When you come down to it it wouldn't take much effort for GE to build passenger diesels that were ALCO PA or FA lookalikes, but the thing is most Amtrak passengers could care less what the locomotives look like, as long as they get the job done.

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Posted by D.Carleton on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:26 PM

No! No trains for you!

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Can we get a new design for Amtrak Long Distance Locos ? The Slice of Cheese Gen Sets are gettint moldy
Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:49 PM

We have exciting new designs for Accla and Electric can the rest of us get out of boring.

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