Over the past months, various new developments concerning Siemens Charger diesel trains were recorded. We have made an overview about the most important ones:
Bightline train reaches Miami for the first time
AAF / Brightline is working on expanding its railway services into Miami. In January the Brightline services were introduced connecting West Palm Beach with Fort Lauderdale. The next step is to open West Palm Beach – Miami. Brightline has now published a video of a train entering the Miami station which is nearing completion:
Spotted! Brightline has arrived in the 305! Have you seen our trains on the Miami tracks? It won’t be long before we settle into our newest home in South Florida.
— Brightline (@GoBrightline) April 10, 2018
MARC Charger locomotives enter service
With the arrival of locomotive no. 85, 86 and 87 at the end of March, all eight machines (80-87) ordered for MARC have been delivered by Siemens.
05.04.2018 was the first day of revenue service. The locomotives are being used in push/pull services on the Penn Camden Line in Maryland – they push into Washington DC and pull into Baltimore.
Read more about Siemens Charger locomotives in our Expert Section
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