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70 New Amtrak Electric Trains
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May 15 2013 12:30 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The 70 new electric locomotives could save $300 million and 3 billion kWh.Each ACS-64 has motors that can reach a peak of 8,600 hp (6.4 MW) and
. . . can pull 18 cars at a service speed of 125 mph!
The new locomotives will operate along the
. . . Washington – New York – Boston route at speeds up to 125 mph and on
. . . Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pa. at speeds up to 110 mph.
Source: Trains Specs PDF
