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)

Gallery