Amtrak Cities Sprinter offers a power output of up to 6.4MW capable of pulling 18 train cars at a maximum speed of 200km per hour. It allows the trains to operate in closer headways with increased ...

Amtrak said early May 13 the first of 70 ACS-64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 6.4 MW/8,320 hp) electric locomotives for the Northeast Corridor rolled off the Siemens Mobility assembly line in Sacramento, ...

Northeast Corridor, meet your new locomotives: Amtrak’s Cities Sprinter, a new electric locomotive built by Siemens and commissioned in 2010. By Stephen Jacob Smith • 07/10/13 9:00am.

The new Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) electric locomotives are built by Siemens in the United States as part of a $466 million contract for new rail equipment awarded in 2010.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The introduction of 70 new locomotives on Amtrak's most heavily traveled line three years ago has contributed to a reduction in engine-related delays of nearly 25 percent, ...

Built by Siemens, 70 of these locomotives will go into service to replace their aging predecessors on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line that connects Boston to Washington D.C. and many cities in ...

The new Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotives will operate along the popular Northeast Regional route between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston at top speeds of 125 miles per hour.

NEWARK, N.J. — When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives today at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better ...

New electric Amtrak trains will reduce traffic jams and save energy, railroad enthusiast Vice President Joe Biden announced last week at 30th Street Station. The trains will start running in the next ...

Vice President Joe Biden was in Philadelphia yesterday to catch a glimpse of the first of Amtrak’s new electric locomotives and to speak in support of rail transportation and investment at Amtrak’s ...

The new Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) electric locomotives are now in a comprehensive and rigorous testing program, and are being put through the paces before entering Northeast service this fall.