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MICROSOFT TRAIN SIMULATOR ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK
HOW TO DRIVE AN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE | 60
Amtrak
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Express Specifications
Locomotive type: Bombardier ALSTOM Consortium high-speed electric power car
Power source: Catenary from stationary electric generator
Power, each power car: 6,169 hp; 4,600 kilowatts
Max. speed: 165 mph (265.4 km/h)
Height: 14 ft, 2 in (4.3 m)
Width: 10 ft, 5 in (3.2 m)
Length, each power car: 69 ft, 7 in (21.2 m)
Length, trainset: 663 ft, 9 in (202.3 m)
Weight, each power car: 200,000 lb (90,720 kg)
Weight, trainset: 1,171,000 lb (531,166.7 kg)
Max. short time tractive effort,
each power car: 49,000 lb (22,226 kg) (Front & rear power car
combined effort: 98,000 lb)
Wheel configuration,
each power car: Eight 40-inch diameter wheels in B-B configuration
(two sets of two driven axles)
Brakes: Air brakes, 26-L compatible. Computer controlled, with
independent air brakes in locomotive; Electro-pneumatic;
Dynamic brakes: rheostatic and regenerative