Amtrak’s Empire Builder, train 7, is westbound over the Cut Bank Judith River Trestle on May 22. The train is led by 50th Anniversary Day 1 scheme, Amtrak ALC-42 301, along with the ALC-42 302 ... (more)

The Westbound Empire Builder departs the Dells behind two of Amtrak's new ALC-42s.

Day One for the 301: The westbound Empire Builder ascends Stevens Pass en route to Seattle on a cold and wet Spring morning. Pulling the train are two of Amtrak's newest: Siemens Mobility b... (more)

AMTK 301 has the honors for the first time as it leads the trip to the west coast on a balmy March morning. The Empire Builder had to wait for CP to get a derailment in Wisconsin cleaned up ye... (more)

The spring thaw has arrived in SE North Dakota as a tardy Empire Builder heads from Fargo to Grand Forks. CP had a derailment in Wisconsin yesterday, so there was a healthy delay out of Chicag... (more)

For the first time ever, an ALC-42 led a revenue train into Chicago. Despite multiple delays as well as striking a pickup truck in Washington state, ALC-42 #302 was fit enough to drag the train in... (more)

AMTK 302 followed by two 50th anniversary units and a phase 5 P42 lead the eastbound Empire Builder through St. Paul Midway, running over 9 hours late.

AMTK 302 followed by two 50th anniversary units and a phase 5 P42 lead the eastbound Empire Builder through Fridley, running over 9 hours late.

Two of Amtrak's new Siemens ALC-42s arrive at the St Cloud station for a crew change and passenger stop before continuing the second half of their maiden voyage. This was the first revenue run ... (more)

Amtrak's ALC-42 #302 (the first ALC-42 to lead an Amtrak revenue train) and P42DC #161 (the 50th Anniversary Phase I heritage unit) lead the westbound Empire Builder into Everett, WA on February 1... (more)

A New Era For Amtrak: The Inaugural Revenue Run for Amtrak's new long distance Siemens Charger locomotives has less than 30 miles to go to reach the final destination of Seattle, Washington. Thes... (more)

Day One. On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Amtrak added Siemens ALC42s 301 (Day One) and 302 (Phase VI) to the consist of the Empire Builder (Train 7) in Chicago, Illinois for the first time on... (more)

The rear of the 301 sports the original "motion mark" logo of Amtrak.

The world's smallest and largest ALC-42s meet. 301 wearing the Day 1 50th Anniversary livery and 300 wearing Phase VI, represented as wooden toys compatible with BRIO and other wooden trai... (more)

"ALC From the Side at NYP"

The first of Amtrak's new long distance locomotive fleet, Siemens ALC-42 #300, sits on the rear of Amtrak Test Train 871 inside New York's Pennsy... (more)