AC6000 on the California Zephyr

Once again, a freight locomotive is put on the point on Amtrak's California Zephyr, this time, the monster AC6000 #7564. I intercepted the train at Martinez, CA.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Union
• Pacific
• C60AC
• Amtrak
• California
• Zephyr
• Martinez
• GP40-2
• Rio
• Grande
• train

[singletrackmatt]

What is the cab identifier on a 6000? c60ac? i think ive seen a c60\44ac in colorado... is this that kind of locomotive?

[cchan006]

@singletrackmatt: Yeah, the original UP AC6000's said C60AC on the cab. C6044AC's look very similar, but don't have the dual exhaust the C60AC's did.

[yankeebaseball26]

Why would a freight type engine from Union Pacific be hauling (so to speak) an Amtrak engine and its cars?

[cchan006]

When one of Amtrak's P42DC's has a malfunction, and there are no other Amtrak locomotives available without making the passengers wait for days. This has happened more often lately.

[Mdpaulk]

Wait.....could that unit have been one of the original sp c60's? hmm.....

[cweis127]

That P3 is the original horn

[tmartin27069]

Like the Nathan horn on the UP7564, sounds like the good old days of Southern Pacific...

[dloman77]

Hooorah! Rio Grande and SP!

[billyr85]

I work as a loco maintainer for BHP Billiton in Australia and we are suppose to have the last 8 running over the world here, all i can say are they are a bucket of crap!!

[billyr85]

@BARRIEMOREBARLOW I work as a loco maintainer for BHP Billiton in Australia and we are suppose to have the last 8 running over the world here, all i can say are they are a bucket of crap!!

[billyr85]

@BARRIEMOREBARLOW hey i work over in australia as a maintainer for BHP Billiton and we have the last 8 in service to date, buckets of crap!!