SEPTA brings new locomotives online
SEPTA recently unveiled its 15 new ACS-64 Siemens locomotives, which it purchased for $100 million. Officials say the locomotives, which will undergo testing before coming into service at the end of the year, will make mass transit more reliable. ((Photo courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org.)
SEPTA unveiled its newest fleet of locomotives that officials say will make mass transit more reliable.
The transit agency purchased 15 ACS-64 Siemens locomotives at a cost of more than $100 million, writes Tom MacDonald at WHYY.org.
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The model was selected after Amtrak chose it for its fleet, said Jeff Kneuppel, SEPTA general manager.
The new locomotives are expected to be in full service by the end of the year after passing 500 miles of testing.
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