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Amtrak Engine 716 from John Erickson

Though these engines don't come to Maine I saw some on my trip to Pennsylvania.

Engine Details
Number Marks Current Disposition Eng. Serial No. Eng. Built: Date Acquired:
716 AMTK Active 50196 1, 2/1998 1, 2/1998
Eng. Type: Engine Maker: Trucks: Diesel HP: Electric HP: Prime Mover:
P32AC-DM GE B-B, high speed 3,200 2,700 7FDL12, 4 stroke
Traction Motors: Series: Weight: Tractive Effort (starting): Head-End Power: Speed:
4 - GEB15 DC motors Genesis I 275,000 lb 62,000 lbf 1 GTA33 alternator, 800 kW, 480 V 110 mph
A feature unique to the P40DC and P32AC-DM is a hostler stand at the rear of the locomotive providing increased visibility and reversing capabilities to the engineer while conducting reverse operations. When a unit is in operation from this stand it is limited to 10 mph (16 km/h) and a dead man's switch protects against movement without an operator being present.
This engine data found at wikipedia.org.


This engine data is primarily from the builders data on the side of the locomotives with inclusions from The Diesel Shop, Wikipedia and others.