Siemens has always been associated with quality products. I worked where the buildings had a lot of HVAC critical to keeping electronics running and Siemens Control systems were used for this. I also worked around a pipeline and many of their controls were Siemens.
I happen to operate Siemens electric locomotives in Italy, and I have to say I'm impressed by their equipment. Great job, and congratulations to AMTK for the choice! You won't regret it!
Being a long time train lover, World War II trains through my back yard memories, trains hauling passengers is still important to me. Mike knows how to use a camera properly and good voice coverage giving his train videos a lot validity. A job well done and it appears that the Siemens ALC-42 Charger Locomotive is a real winner. The Mike Armstrong Train Videos are the best in my opinion.
I love the level of detail in this series! Great informative program. I have worked at Siemens Graz during my university diploma thesis, here bogies for all kinds of locomotives, trains and coaches are designed and assembled. In Europe Siemens splits up work between different factories, so the Vectron bodies and final assembly are done in München-Allach (used to be Krauss-Maffei), bogies come from Graz (used to be SGP) and I think the electronics come from another place yet. The Sacramento factory is fascinating because it does all those steps in house, starting from sheet metal doing all the steps to the assembled locomotive.
As someone who wants to go into mechanical engineering, I am so thankful for footage like this. This is the type of stuff you can't get from doing online research. Thank you for sharing.
In the final assembly area you can see a brightline locomotive in the background. That’s because brightline ordered 5 more trainsets and 11 more SCB-40 locomotives which will be used for their expansion to Orlando. 10 locomotives will be used on the trainsets while the 11th extra locomotive will be used as backup power.
Can't wait for that here in Orlando. First new Brightline set should be delivered in Sept this year. I also saw a ALC-42 in Phase 7 paint can't wait to see that come out.
Peter,there will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
This is amazing. I wish they had twice the amount if talented workers and could provide twice the amount if new cars and locomotives. We desperately need to update and expand our rail transportion in the US
My grandfather and nearly all of our family friends worked in the SP Loco shops at the railyard in Sacramento. Almost all lived in Bryte and Broderick very near the shops. As a youngster, I spent a lot of time visiting the SP shops as it was not nearly as restrictive in those days as it is now. I am talking about the early 1950s. I sure miss this bygone era of railroading. Even now I live quite near the Davis Railyards in Roseville. Sure would be nice to tour this Siemens facility in South Sac (Florin.)
There will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Being an Amtrak Carman 301 and 300 and other's are already in service. I remember seeing them when they were on their initial test phases going back and forth on trains 29 and 30.
There will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
There's more Siemens Charger ALC-42s coming in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Love the new Amtrak livery. Ironically, I was just thinking about wanting to tour that Siemens plant, and then in true UA-cam algorithm fashion, here was your video.
will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
I mean there will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Well done Mike on the companion video and very interesting as well. It's really exciting to see what's in store from Amtrak down the line and, looking forward to seeing great 50th anniversary liveries up close ! Awesome work, hats off to you for an amazing video ! - Larry
There's more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange coming Amtrak's way.
More Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange coming Amtrak's way.
I worked for the company as a welder on the Light Rail Team for about 8 months last year. While I heard that the Locomotive weld team was treated pretty well the situation in Light Rail was not pretty. Turn over was extremely high and the work environment was just horrible. It was not uncommon to see welders with 10+ years experience put their tools down and walk out of the building after about two weeks there. Lord knows that I wanted to do it many times as well. During my last month there most of the experienced welders either left for new jobs or were in the process of finding new work. Oh, and they also didn't like paying people. One pal of mine was working for about 23 and hour. Another company offered him a better schedule and 27.50 an hour. Siemens counter offered him with 24.50. He left for the new company two weeks later. I liked building trains. I really did. But I just couldn't stand working for that company.
ALC-42 The total contract amount for 75 units is (USD 850 million) The additional 50 units ordered in June 2022 are (USD 1.15 billion) The total contract amount for 125 units is (USD 2 billion). (USD 11.27 million) - (USD 22.97 million) per unit
Awesome to see how your cinematography skills for railfanning translated perfectly for this mini-documentary format! Really informative, well-paced, and as always amazing shots!
Fantastic tour of this very intriguing process! Never knew there's that much wiring and intricate technology that goes into each locomotive. I'm guessing this prolongs locomotive construction by about a year, when compared to previous locomotives built before the 90s?
This is very nice showing us the manufacturing process! Can’t wait to see Amtrak ALC-42 300 in action as well as Amtrak ALC-42 301 in the Day one livery in action!
You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange and they will be in service.
Rakha,You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Thanks Mike, very interresting video. Charger locomative is inspirated from an electric european locomotive called Vectron with 4 eletric supplies for different countries in Europe. Many countries bought theses locomotives as well as freight or passengers trains.
You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
The construction of our good friend the Siemens ALC-42 built for long distance services on Amtrak. They first develop the wheels and body shape of the locomotive which takes a while. Then they put the engine in and test it. A sneak peek of the construction of the diesel locomotives built by Siemens.
@@Yourmoosehead Yeah they are a little different from each other, I already know they look a little different maybe I should of read carefully sorry about that.
Even tho I had a big love for those GE P42 engines all the way back since I was a toddler becuase of its nice looks and colors, I dig this new engines! The ALC-42 engines look very similar to the ACS-64 city sprinter which I love as well even tho I loved the AEM-7s. Amtrak making moves!
You'll see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
It's kind of crazy when you realize that the first engine in Phase VI has only just been delivered to Amtrak and hasn't entered service yet, but we can see Phase VII already being applied to other locomotives on the assembly line! Seems like it will have the shortest "life span" an Amtrak livery has had in 30 years (just meaning that it doesn't seem like it's going to be widely applied like Phase III or Phase V).
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Awesome tour! I hope they have fixed the reliability issues they've had with the Chargers, they're amazing locomotives. Siemens is awesome. I know some have nostalgia over the P42s, but I for one can't wait for those slow accelerating, belching, and deafening engines to be replaced by these faster, cleaner, more efficient, and quieter ones.
@@Jeragon186 I know some of the ones in the Northwest have been having issues with the traction motors overheating. I've been seeing a bunch of P42's taking their place on the Cascades, and there should be more Chargers than train sets at this point.
Well just like the VP of Locomotives at Siemens said, they took an electrified design (Vectron, Common in Europe) adjusted it. This is the concept of a diesel electric locomotive. It‘s pretty much an electric locomotive with an Engine to generate.
Good decision of Siemens to take as much as possible of construction and even design to the USA, instead of importing from their main facilities in Europe.
Nice and informative look at the manufacturing of a locomotive! Didn't know that it takes that much work to make a locomotive! Also, an interesting sneak peak into Amtrak's next locomotives, including AMTK 301 without the stripes!
You'll more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Oh yeah,I already printed a battery electric passenger locomotive that is going to be similar to the MPI MPXpress locomotives and will be manufactured by Siemens.It's going to be called the Siemens Turbostar STM STXpress.
I am also looking forward to seeing it once the paint is finshed being applied! For now, I think this video is the most interesting look at AMTK 301 so far!
You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
My friend is a Amtrak engineer and he told me the Siemen's locomotives are setting new standards for reliability and decent power on grades.
Siemens has always been associated with quality products. I worked where the buildings had a lot of HVAC critical to keeping electronics running and Siemens Control systems were used for this. I also worked around a pipeline and many of their controls were Siemens.
I happen to operate Siemens electric locomotives in Italy, and I have to say I'm impressed by their equipment. Great job, and congratulations to AMTK for the choice! You won't regret it!
That's awesome! Thanks for watching!
I regret every decision they’ve made regarding their fleet. They should’ve chosen the F125
@@amtrak_121you aren’t amtrak
Being a long time train lover, World War II trains through my back yard memories, trains hauling passengers is still important to me. Mike knows how to use a camera properly and good voice coverage giving his train videos a lot validity. A job well done and it appears that the Siemens ALC-42 Charger Locomotive is a real winner. The Mike Armstrong Train Videos are the best in my opinion.
I love the level of detail in this series! Great informative program.
I have worked at Siemens Graz during my university diploma thesis, here bogies for all kinds of locomotives, trains and coaches are designed and assembled. In Europe Siemens splits up work between different factories, so the Vectron bodies and final assembly are done in München-Allach (used to be Krauss-Maffei), bogies come from Graz (used to be SGP) and I think the electronics come from another place yet.
The Sacramento factory is fascinating because it does all those steps in house, starting from sheet metal doing all the steps to the assembled locomotive.
As someone who wants to go into mechanical engineering, I am so thankful for footage like this. This is the type of stuff you can't get from doing online research.
Thank you for sharing.
You're very welcome and thanks for watching! Glad I could bring that aspect of locomotive construction to you.
In the final assembly area you can see a brightline locomotive in the background. That’s because brightline ordered 5 more trainsets and 11 more SCB-40 locomotives which will be used for their expansion to Orlando. 10 locomotives will be used on the trainsets while the 11th extra locomotive will be used as backup power.
Can't wait for that here in Orlando. First new Brightline set should be delivered in Sept this year. I also saw a ALC-42 in Phase 7 paint can't wait to see that come out.
Peter,there will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Awesome!
@@marioscardina2547 Can yo not spam the same comment over and over again
I see that they're putting tracks around OIA. I'm guessing it's for the brightline.
Good job it’s nice to see how a new locomotives are built
Thanks so much!
This is amazing. I wish they had twice the amount if talented workers and could provide twice the amount if new cars and locomotives. We desperately need to update and expand our rail transportion in the US
My grandfather and nearly all of our family friends worked in the SP Loco shops at the railyard in Sacramento. Almost all lived in Bryte and Broderick very near the shops. As a youngster, I spent a lot of time visiting the SP shops as it was not nearly as restrictive in those days as it is now. I am talking about the early 1950s. I sure miss this bygone era of railroading. Even now I live quite near the Davis Railyards in Roseville. Sure would be nice to tour this Siemens facility in South Sac (Florin.)
Siemens never fails at impressing me with their locomotives
Never ever ever ever ever!
Fun Fact: Oil fired steam locomotives can operate in water as long as the oil can still burn and it can exhaust above water
I'm not even going to begin to go into why this would be a terrible idea.......
@@FanRailer 1. Drowning.
Now we can build a train to Hawaii I guess
@@FanRailer :0
One more thing; the air intake on the firebox must be above the waterline
I'm impressed about the locomotive assembly!
It's pretty amazing to see!
Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is finally over! After one long week of waiting, the ALC 42s assembly process video is finally here!
Hurrah!
There will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Fascinating video! Thanks Mike. Most people don't realize how complicated these beauties are. Wow! 26 miles of wires & cable!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Being an Amtrak Carman 301 and 300 and other's are already in service. I remember seeing them when they were on their initial test phases going back and forth on trains 29 and 30.
Very interesting! can't wait to see more of this new Siemens ALC Charger locomotive! *looking forward to the testing videos.*
Thank you!
There will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
@@marioscardina2547 they just got to phases 6 and 7 give them 10 years for phase 8
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Thanks, Kev!
Awesome video. I was like a kid taking this tour!
Thank you!
Man, these locomotives will be good after all. Can’t wait to see them.
Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterFan2105 No problem man! ✌️
@@coolleo149 Hello!!!!
There's more Siemens Charger ALC-42s coming in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Great video, Thanks to you and everyone involved!
Thanks so much!
This looks so stunning! I can’t wait for this to come to service of Amtrak!
Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterFan2105 No problem! Anytime
I like your profile egg dog
@@kingavery7878 Why thank you. I give respecc
@@rebooted.jupiter_ Hello!!!!!!!!!
Yes, the Vectron family from which the Amtrack locomotives come is already something fine. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
Greetings!
Very nice! You are so lucky to see how to build the new locomotives.
I love seeing the VIA unit(s) in the background
Love the new Amtrak livery.
Ironically, I was just thinking about wanting to tour that Siemens plant, and then in true UA-cam algorithm fashion, here was your video.
Nice to see a s70/700 in the back ground (1:10). Especially since it's for my local light rail, METRO (metro transit)
Yeah! There were more LRVs there than you could count!
This is cool! I love it how this video is schooling me up of the process of building a new locomotive!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Its a good thing that not all the P42s will be replaced for the time being on LD trains
Amtrak has options for an additional 100 locomotives and as of now only need 125 locomotives for long distance services.
@@harrisonofcolorado8886 I'm aware
Awsome! Good to see some new trains today, especially one being built!
Thank you!
I already drew the Siemens Wander Baggage Cars for Amtrak to get along with the CAF Viewliner Baggage Cars.
@@marioscardina2547 no one asked, no one wants to see your drawings.
Thank you Mike for the great videos!
You're very welcome! Thank you!
Built in Sacramento, California and 2021 is Amtrak's golden anniversary
Awesome I love to watch trains being built 😄
Thanks! It's pretty neat!
@@CoasterFan2105yup 👍
Very nice mike! Can’t wait for the final!!
Thanks for watching!
will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
I mean there will be more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Siemens Trains are running very reliably here in europe, so i'm happy you all over there are getting a chance to experience them too ^^
Really cool. Cummins QSK95 is cool. Want to experience a Charge powered trainset to see how loud it is.
Beautiful video! Beautiful trains!
Thank you!
It was a fun online tour
Well done Mike on the companion video and very interesting as well. It's really exciting to see what's in store from Amtrak down the line and, looking forward to seeing great 50th anniversary liveries up close !
Awesome work, hats off to you for an amazing video !
- Larry
Thanks so much, Larry! Happy to hear you liked the video.
Thats cool how the lights are LED but have a halogen color!
Right?!
Amazing video mike! Can’t wait to see these engines in service it will be interesting to see
Thanks so much!
There's more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange coming Amtrak's way.
Congrats on getting invited there, and great job documenting them.
Awesome 👍
Thanks!
(Sorry I watched late) GREAT VIDEO MIKE!! It is so cool seeing the behind-the-scenes of a brand new Amtrak loco being built! Thanks so much!!
Glad you could stop by! Thanks for watching!
More Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange coming Amtrak's way.
@@marioscardina2547 can you quit spamming your reply all over the place?
👍👍 I always love to see the locos are built
It's a really neat process to see!
@@CoasterFan2105 it is !
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing this, it is very interesting! Thanks to all who made this possible. ❤️
You're very welcome! Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
11:26 and that's What I always say: and
That's how you build a Train!
I worked for the company as a welder on the Light Rail Team for about 8 months last year. While I heard that the Locomotive weld team was treated pretty well the situation in Light Rail was not pretty. Turn over was extremely high and the work environment was just horrible. It was not uncommon to see welders with 10+ years experience put their tools down and walk out of the building after about two weeks there. Lord knows that I wanted to do it many times as well. During my last month there most of the experienced welders either left for new jobs or were in the process of finding new work. Oh, and they also didn't like paying people. One pal of mine was working for about 23 and hour. Another company offered him a better schedule and 27.50 an hour. Siemens counter offered him with 24.50. He left for the new company two weeks later. I liked building trains. I really did. But I just couldn't stand working for that company.
ALC-42
The total contract amount for 75 units is (USD 850 million)
The additional 50 units ordered in June 2022 are (USD 1.15 billion)
The total contract amount for 125 units is (USD 2 billion).
(USD 11.27 million) - (USD 22.97 million) per unit
Very nicely done.
Thank you!
Very cool and interesting video mike!
Thanks so much!
Sweet video. :)
Thank you :)
Amtrak chose the best locomotives. They look good and sound good. Sad to see the P-42's get retired, but these aren't bad
Can't wait to get these along with brand new coaches on VIA rail
Great Video Mike!! Can't Wait For More Great Videos As Always!!
Thanks, Micah!
I honestly still don’t know how I feel about the locomotive itself, but the paint scheme is awesome!!!
They look sharp!
@Michigan Trains Official. Don't worry. Everything is going to be alright with these beasts
Maybe down the road I’ll like them, just like the SC-44’s I got to get used to them.
Awesome to see how your cinematography skills for railfanning translated perfectly for this mini-documentary format! Really informative, well-paced, and as always amazing shots!
Fantastic tour of this very intriguing process! Never knew there's that much wiring and intricate technology that goes into each locomotive. I'm guessing this prolongs locomotive construction by about a year, when compared to previous locomotives built before the 90s?
Thank you very much! Really glad you enjoyed it. I'm not sure how much longer it is, but it is definitely a more involved process.
Hi pensyfan19 👋:)
@@railfansbizarreadventure7458 Hello fellow fan.
A year? Takes about a month to build one. A good portion is made up of Sub-assemblies so things go very quickly.
great informative video
well done
and thanks
This is an awesome documentary! Siemens is a great organization.
This is very nice showing us the manufacturing process! Can’t wait to see Amtrak ALC-42 300 in action as well as Amtrak ALC-42 301 in the Day one livery in action!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange and they will be in service.
CANT WAIT FOR ALC 42 NO 301 TO BE COMPLETED!
Same!
Rakha,You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Awesome video. I can’t wait to see these in regular service
Thanks! And same!
Thanks Mike, very interresting video. Charger locomative is inspirated from an electric european locomotive called Vectron with 4 eletric supplies for different countries in Europe. Many countries bought theses locomotives as well as freight or passengers trains.
Awesome documentary! Thanks for sharing!
Now that's where the charger engine was built
Yup!
Awesome
Thank you!
Interesting process. I'll be Pacific Surfliner next weekend with it's SC-44 Charger doing the hauling.
Great! Have a fun trip!
Really nice video! Very interesting seeing the building process! Thank you for sharing!
This is a really well put together set of videos. I’m very impressed. Congratulations!
This is awesome! Can’t wait to see one!
Thanks! Should be just a few months away!
You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
@@marioscardina2547 wow, thanks!
Takes awhile to make but awesome. I finally took a ride.
Love the vid
Thank you!
The construction of our good friend the Siemens ALC-42 built for long distance services on Amtrak. They first develop the wheels and body shape of the locomotive which takes a while. Then they put the engine in and test it. A sneak peek of the construction of the diesel locomotives built by Siemens.
That's a cool way for building a locomotive!
YAY
This is getting be fun!!
Thanks so much!
@@CoasterFan2105 yes YW :)
Behind the scenes of the future of Amtrak! Mike, is it top secret?
Kind of. But Siemens and Amtrak were kind enough to let me share this with all of you!
@@CoasterFan2105 Imagine Via Rail replaced their fleet for the Corridor with the SCB-40...
@@Yourmoosehead They are but they are designated to be called SC 44 even though they're streamlined and they'll have cab cars.
@@TheREALTHAAANG Already new that, look at Brightline, now look at Via Rail's Chargers, see the difference?
@@Yourmoosehead Yeah they are a little different from each other, I already know they look a little different maybe I should of read carefully sorry about that.
Beautiful, modern equipment! More of these cars for everyone!!! Greetings from Ukraine, Zaporozhye!!!
Awesome video Mike
Even tho I had a big love for those GE P42 engines all the way back since I was a toddler becuase of its nice looks and colors, I dig this new engines! The ALC-42 engines look very similar to the ACS-64 city sprinter which I love as well even tho I loved the AEM-7s. Amtrak making moves!
They're really cool! Thanks for watching!
You'll see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
@@CoasterFan2105 Oh of course man, thank you soo much for the reply!
@@marioscardina2547 I cant wait to see them in action. Very nice looking engines!
Wow, impressing!
super video bro mind blowing video cool bro excited about this video bro 👍👍👌👌👍👌👌👍👌👌👍👌👌👍👌👌👍👌👌👍.
Great video the only railroad shop I ever been to was New York and Atlantic railway’s fresh pond yard when I was young
Nice! And thanks!
wow, superb quality of products from Siemens
I Love It a Lot. :-D
It's kind of crazy when you realize that the first engine in Phase VI has only just been delivered to Amtrak and hasn't entered service yet, but we can see Phase VII already being applied to other locomotives on the assembly line! Seems like it will have the shortest "life span" an Amtrak livery has had in 30 years (just meaning that it doesn't seem like it's going to be widely applied like Phase III or Phase V).
I really like trains and their channels that l love
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Still can’t believe Sacramento has such an importance to modern rail
Ehhh considering it’s history as the Western terminus of the transcontinental railroad, it seems appropriate.
Awesome tour! I hope they have fixed the reliability issues they've had with the Chargers, they're amazing locomotives. Siemens is awesome. I know some have nostalgia over the P42s, but I for one can't wait for those slow accelerating, belching, and deafening engines to be replaced by these faster, cleaner, more efficient, and quieter ones.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
What problems have the Chargers encountered?
@@Jeragon186 I know some of the ones in the Northwest have been having issues with the traction motors overheating. I've been seeing a bunch of P42's taking their place on the Cascades, and there should be more Chargers than train sets at this point.
@@BandanRRChannel I thought that wasn’t possible with AC power. Hmm
The p42s ain't gonna give in without a fight as for the pig ugly chargers not that reliable are they!!!!!!
I had no idea that Siemens had a railway plant in the U.S., considering that there are very few electrified lines.
Well just like the VP of Locomotives at Siemens said, they took an electrified design (Vectron, Common in Europe) adjusted it. This is the concept of a diesel electric locomotive. It‘s pretty much an electric locomotive with an Engine to generate.
It started as a light rail car assembly plant.
Good decision of Siemens to take as much as possible of construction and even design to the USA, instead of importing from their main facilities in Europe.
Nice and informative look at the manufacturing of a locomotive! Didn't know that it takes that much work to make a locomotive!
Also, an interesting sneak peak into Amtrak's next locomotives, including AMTK 301 without the stripes!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
You'll more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
@@marioscardina2547 why do you even care? give it up
I remember when the mp-36 was the most modern and efficient passenger locomotive now the Siemens charger has taken that locomotives place.
Time sure flies!
Oh yeah,I already printed a battery electric passenger locomotive that is going to be similar to the MPI MPXpress locomotives and will be manufactured by Siemens.It's going to be called the Siemens Turbostar STM STXpress.
@@CoasterFan2105 it sure has
Great video Mike.
Thank you, Donald!
Excited for locomotive 301!
I am too!
I am also looking forward to seeing it once the paint is finshed being applied! For now, I think this video is the most interesting look at AMTK 301 so far!
@@SleepTrain456 indeed
You'll probably see more Siemens Charger ALC-42s in all 50th anniversary paint schemes,Phase 1,Phase 2,Phase 3,Phase 4,Phase 5,Phase 6 and Phase 7 paint schemes and the new Phase 8 paint scheme that I colored in with Midnight Blue,Royal Blue,Red and Orange.
Nice
Thanks!
Epic
Thanks!
any time they say "train set" I think of a little train set up under a christmas tree
Amazing
Thanks!
@@CoasterFan2105 no problem! Can't wait to see them in service. (Had notifications turned off, sorry for the late reply)
Very nice second part.
Thank you, Ron.