I took some shots of a few of Amtrak's trains/locomotives. #605 is a new Siemens loco and there is the local Marc train and the Acela.
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There's a good article in the latest 'Trains' magazine that details the ACS-64. It's a pretty cool loco. I suspect we'll be seeing one from MTH in relatively short order as the tooling is probably pretty similar to the Euro-Electrics they are already doing.
The Acela simple is, and always has been, pretty sweet!
I want the Acela set but man are they expensive. I saw one on EBay a few months back that was around $2000 dollars I believe. I mean really......LOL
Anyway, I love the new Siemens locomotive allot. It has this really neat look about it. There was a time you could not ever get me to like or even appreciate European locomotives, but today, if one shows up, I spend every moment gawking at them. LOL
BTW. That Acela, was the one my Dad was thrown on when he got off in Baltimore by mistake and not BWI. SO, they put him on it and it took a mere 8 minutes from Baltimore's Union Station to BWI. My Dad asked the conductor if he could go back and get his stomach......LOL
Me? Oh I was jealous of my father alright. LOL
Cool train set.
Pete
Is the Siemens locomotive a B-B wheel arrangement? If so, what's the rationale for setting the trucks so far inward?
Originally Posted by mark s:
Is the Siemens locomotive a B-B wheel arrangement? If so, what's the rationale for setting the trucks so far inward?
I am not entirely sure, but I believe that Siemens opted for this particular wheel arrangement because of weight distribution as it relates to tractive effort. That would be my guess. The somewhat cab forward design allows for greater visibility. Which, if you have ever traveled in the European countries, is somewhat of a necessity.
It does have a cool look though in my opinion.
Pete
