Description
Railroad Short Name: AMTK
The Siemens’ ALC-42 “Charger” is Amtrak’s newest addition to its roster of long-distance diesel locomotives, intended to replace the GE P42 in general passenger service across all of its service area.  The first ALC-42 was delivered to Amtrak on June 17, 2021 and entered revenue service on February 8, 2022 on the Empire Builder.
Features:
- Equipped with body mounted KATO magnetic knuckle couplers.
- Directional Golden White LED headlights and illuminated preprinted number boards.
- A powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup and blackened wheels.
- Locomotives are DCC friendly with a pre-built speaker housing space in the fuel tank.
- Prototypical see through venting on the side of the engine which can be illuminated with the installation of an optional 11-211 Interior Lighting Kit.
- Hybrid steel and plastic wheels give all-wheel electrical pickup with unprecedented prototype details on the visible wheel exterior.
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