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National Railroad Passenger Corporation
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Media Relations (312) 880-5390
April 1, 2008
AMTRAK TO REINSTATE 3 GE P30CH LOCOMOTIVES
WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced today that it will bring 3 GE P30CH locomotives out of retirement for use on the 855-mile long Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida Auto Train. The locomotives were used regularly in the mid-1980s on the Sunset Limited and Auto Train routes. They had their final runs in late 1992. When asked about his decision to return these classic locomotives to service, Amtrak President Alex Kummant replied, "the decision was made to bring 3 of these units out of retirement because, well lets face it, their just darn good looking locomotives.."
Units 700-702 are currently at Amtrak's Indianapolis Beech Grove shops where they will each receive the current Amtrak paint scheme and immediately be put into service.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/08 10:18 by zuco74.
