Amtrak ACS-64
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| Numbering: | 600 - 665, 667 - 670 |
| Number: | 70 |
| Manufacturer: | Siemens Mobility |
| Year of construction (s): | 2013-2016 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo ' |
| Length over buffers: | 20,320 mm |
| Height: | 3810 mm |
| Width: | 2984 mm |
| Service mass: | 97 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 24.25 t |
| Top speed: | 201 km / h (125 mph) |
| Continuous output : | 5000 kW |
| Starting tractive effort: | 320 kN |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1118 mm (new)
1046 mm (worn) |
| Power system : | 25 kV 60 Hz 12.5 kV 60 Hz 12 kV 25 Hz |
| Number of traction motors: | 4 three-phase asynchronous motors |
| Drive: | Hollow shaft drive |
The Amtrak ACS-64 or Amtrak Cities Sprinter is an electric locomotive built by Siemens Mobility in the USA (Sacramento / California) , which the American railway company Amtrak has been running on the Northeast Corridor ( Washington - New York - Boston and Philadelphia - Harrisburg ) begins.
history
Amtrak has been operating long-distance services on electrified routes in the northeastern United States since 1971. In the strategic plan for the future development of the vehicle fleet published in 2010, Amtrak mentions for the first time its intention to purchase 70 electric locomotives. On the one hand, they are intended to replace the 53 locomotives of the AEM-7 series that have reached the end of their service life and the less reliable small series of HHP-8 , but on the other hand they are also intended to expand the range. In October 2010, Amtrak ordered the locomotives from Siemens for $ 466 million.
In May 2013, the first locomotive left the Siemens factory in Sacramento, CA and was transferred to the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, CO for testing in June . On February 7, 2014 the new locomotive (Northeast Regional Train # 171 Boston – Washington) went into operation for the first time. On May 12, 2015, the Port Richmond railway accident occurred , in which locomotive 601 derailed on the Northeast Regional train 188 in a curve near Philadelphia due to excessive speed. Eight people were killed and 200 injured in the accident. On June 2, 2016, the last locomotive was handed over to Amtrak.
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Constructive features
The ACS-64 is based on the Siemens product platform Vectron with adjustments to the American market, in particular with regard to the strength of the locomotive body in the event of a collision. It is a multi-system locomotive that can be operated with the three AC systems 25 kV 60 Hz, 12.5 kV 60 Hz and 12 kV 25 Hz. The locomotive has a peak output of 6400 kW (continuous output: 5000 kW), so that it can accelerate passenger trains with 18 Amfleet cars to 200 km / h in just under eight minutes; Trains with only eight cars of the same type are brought to a speed of 200 by the ACS-64 in around 2.5 minutes. The locomotive has a crumple zone and anti-climb protection . The mechanical structure around the driver's cab is designed in such a way that it still offers a survival space for the train driver in the event of a deformation. Travel motors and wheel sets can be exchanged without removing the bogies.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Amtrak Awards $ 466 Million Contract for 70 New Electric Locomotives. (PDF; 92 kB) Amtrak , October 29, 2010, accessed on May 12, 2013 (English).
- ↑ AMTRAK UNVEILS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LOCOMOTIVES FOR NORTHEAST SERVICE - Siemens-built equipment to improve reliability, efficiency and mobility. (pdf) In: Press release ATK-13-039. Amtrak, Siemens, May 13, 2013, accessed December 20, 2013 .
- ^ Snap, Tag and Share. In: Amtrak Blog All Aboard. June 27, 2013, accessed December 20, 2013 .
- ^ New Amtrak Locomotives Ready for Service and Set to Power Northeast Economy. (pdf) In: Press release ATK-14-016. Amtrak, Siemens, February 6, 2014, accessed February 7, 2014 .
- ^ Siemens hands over final Amtrak Cities Sprinter. Railway Gazette, June 7, 2016, accessed June 7, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Siemens breaks into the US long-distance passenger rail market. (PDF; 29 kB) Siemens , accessed on October 29, 2010 (English).