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Duane
Being from Missouri and having never seen the Northeast corridor or Amtrak California in person, I have some questions.
First where are the ditch lights on the Acela power cars? Are they the lights right above the red line on the side as seen here? If not are they exempt from this requirement?
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=352860&nseq=19
Second How can Amtrak have locomotives with the same unit number? The numbers on the Acela power cars (still considered a locomotive right?) and some of the Amtrak California F59PHIs are the same. How can that be? I realize that the Acela trains are serviced as a whole train but the power cars are removable. correct?
Acela power car 2014:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=619430
F59PHI 2014:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2023184
First where are the ditch lights on the Acela power cars? Are they the lights right above the red line on the side as seen here? If not are they exempt from this requirement?
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=352860&nseq=19
Second How can Amtrak have locomotives with the same unit number? The numbers on the Acela power cars (still considered a locomotive right?) and some of the Amtrak California F59PHIs are the same. How can that be? I realize that the Acela trains are serviced as a whole train but the power cars are removable. correct?
Acela power car 2014:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=619430
F59PHI 2014:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2023184