Various ACS-64s with minor roles

The ACS-64s on the Northeast Corridor play a vital role on said route, being said route's primary locomotive.

## Bio

The first ACS-64 locomotive entered service in February 2014, with the last entering service in August 2016. The ACS-64s were built and set out to replace the failing HHP-8s and aging AEM-7s. They currently have a short lifespan but plan to work on the Northeast Corridor for possibly as long as the AEM-7s, and maybe even longer. However in their currently short lifespan No. 601 derailed at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia due to excessive speed on a restricted curve in May 12, 2015, and No. 627 hit a backhoe on the track and derailed in Chester, Pa, due to miscommunication between 2 track foremen and track dispatchers on April 3, 2016. The two ACS-64s involved in the derailments have been deemed damaged beyond repair and now serve as a spare parts source. In May 2015, No. 642 was painted into the "Salute our Veterans" scheme.

## Personality

With the ACS-64s still being new, they are considered to be politically correct with questionable tastes. However they still serve they're main purpose and do exactly what they are told to do.

## Livery

All ACS-64s except for No. 642 wear the standard Amtrak Phase V paint scheme with light gray, a blue stripe at the top and a thin red reflective stripe at the bottom. No. 642 however wears the "Salute our Veterans" scheme with red, white, black, and dark blue with a large logo on the side saying "America's Railroad Salutes our Veterans" and a blue band near the wheelbase containing 50 white stars.

## Basis

The design of the ACS-64s are based on the Siemens EuroSprinter and Vectron family of trains, with some Americanization.

## Names

No. 600 - Jason

No. 601 - Jamie

No. 602 - Brad

No. 603 - Charlie

No. 604 - Kevin

No. 605 - Kasey

No. 606 - Trevor

No. 607 - Micheal

No. 608 - Korbin

No. 609 - Chase

No. 610 - Ross

No. 611 - Denny

No. 612 - Eric

No. 613 - Casey

No. 614 - Tony

No. 615 - Clint

No. 616 - Greg

No. 617 - Ricky

No. 618 - Kyle

No. 619 - Hermie

No. 620 - Matt

No. 621 - Elliott

No. 622 - Joey

No. 623 - Alex

No. 624 - Jeff

No. 625 - John

No. 626 - Roger

No. 627 - Paul

No. 628 - J.J.

No. 629 - Joe

No. 630 - Parker

No. 631 - Ryan

No. 632 - Borris

No. 633 - Cale

No. 634 - David

No. 635 - Blake

No. 636 - Reed

No. 637 - Dave

No. 638 - Robert

No. 639 - Travis

No. 640 - Landon

No. 641 - Kurt

No. 642 - Dylan

No. 643 - Aric

No. 644 - Timmy

No. 645 - Tommy

No. 646 - Josh

No. 647 - A.J.

No. 648 - Jimmie

No. 649 - Mike

No. 650 - Wendell

No. 651 - Justin

No. 652 - Bobby

No. 653 - Andrew

No. 654 - Sam

No. 655 - Brian

No. 656 - Raymond

No. 657 - Adam

No. 658 - Wayne

No. 659 - Carl

No. 660 - Chris

No. 661 - Brent

No. 662 - Brendan

No. 663 - Scott

No. 664 - Todd

No. 665 - Jerry

No. 667 - Clay

No. 668 - Anthony

No. 669 - Gerald

No. 670 - Derrike

## Trivia

Most ACS-64s get their names from various NASCAR drivers from the 2014 season. Roger's number, being 626, is a reference to Lilo And Stitch.

## Appearances

Short 2 (Ricky, A.J.)

The first Q&A (Brad)

Short 14 (Kevin, Roger)

Short 15 (Roger)

Short 20 (Kevin)

Short 24 (Roger)

Short 26 (Elliott)

Short 28 (Clay)

Short 29 (Jerry, Dave, Matt, A.J., Ross)

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