GENERAL: Amtrak purchased 20 of these units from GE Transportation Systems in 1991. They are basically patterned after a freight unit but are equipped with HEP capacity. They were purchased as a "hold-over" before the Genesis (P40DC's) were built. |
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SPECS: These units are 3200 horsepower with HEP capacity. |
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TERRITORY: Primarally operating on the West Coast as well as Midwestern trains operating out of Chicago. These units can be found as substitute power on the Coast Starlight, also as switcher units in the yards. They also work out of Chicago as switchers and backup power for some trains originating out of Chicago. 2 of these units were sold to the state of California and operate on Capital Corridor and San Joaquin trains on the west coast. |
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NOTES: When these units were originally delivered, they had a special Phase III paint scheme that caused these units to be known as "Pepsi Cans". Today, that paint scheme no longer exists as some units are now in Phase V paint with several in Phase IV paint. A couple of these units are now owned by Amtrak California and have been repainted/renumbered. |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase V |
June 14th, 2020 |
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San Luis Obispo, CA |
Coast Starlight #14 |
Phase V |
October 13th, 2017 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase V |
November 10th, 2014 |
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San Luis Obispo, CA |
Pacific Surfliner #799 |
Phase V |
October 30th, 2008 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase V |
September 28th, 2009 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase IV |
October 20th, 2012 |
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Santa Barbara, CA |
Coast Starlight #11 |
Phase V |
October 21st, 2018 |
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Santa Barbara, CA |
Coast Starlight #14 |
Phase V |
October 21st, 2018 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase IV |
October 18th, 2010 |
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Pittsburgh, PA |
Pennsylvanian #42 |
Phase IV |
November 9th, 2014 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase IV |
October 1st, 2007 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase IV |
September 25th, 2006 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase V |
October 18th, 2010 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase IV |
October 15th, 2012 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase V |
October 9th, 2017 |
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Chicago, IL |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase IV |
September 21st, 2020 |
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Emeryville, CA |
Capital Corridor #743 |
Amtrak California |
October 1st, 2011 |
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Oakland, CA |
Coach Yard Photo |
Amtrak California |
September 25th, 2020 |
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