Re: AMTK short on locomotives - f125 x40 in SoCal
Author: JOHN
Date: 01-27-2020 - 20:18
Any video of that 138mph charger?
Spud Nutz Wrote:
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> Charger ran at 138mph with 4 MARC Bi-levels at the
> AAR Test Center during qualification testing.
>
> EMD could never get qualified to run faster than
> 90mph at the test center due to stability issues.
> I believe the Metrolink folks still have this
> point on their open items list, since they bought
> a locomotive advertised as being 125mph capable.
>
> Both the EMD and Siemens locomotives use DEF. Both
> are junk and will never last as long as the F40s
> or P42s.