Amtrak P32AC-DM's.

[Amtrak Railfan]

When was the first P32AC-DM's was have the Northeast Direct pant scheme?

 

[P40Power]

The 1998 order for 8 more P32AC-DMs were the first ones painted into the Phase IV "Northeast Direct" Scheme.

 

[battalion51]

The first order of AC-DM's are currently in either Phase III or Phase Vb.

 

[P40Power]

Of the first order of 10 (700-709) 3 are left in their original Phase III fade out paint schemes - 700, 706, 707. The rest have been repainted into the new phase V.

 

[AMTRAK-P42]

I have not seen one in phase III for a LONG time. I have noticed on some of the Phase 4 repaints that a small section of the eletrical equipment box, behind the cab, still has the three stripes.

 

[P40Power]

There are still around though. Trainpictures.net has a picture of an Empire Service train taken just this past week being lead by 706 still in phase III. Sharp lookin unit still!

 

[Amtrak Railfan]

If the P32AC-DM need to do some work on the Diesel it will be at the Albany Shops?

 

[battalion51]

Albany-Renesslaer shops is the primary home for maintenence for the AC-DM's. Ocasionally if they have trouble with it in Albany the locomotive will be sent to New Orleans or Chicago (Chicago is the main diesel hub) for repair.

 

[Amtrak Railfan]

How many P32AC-DMs are in the Northeast Direct paint Scheme?

 

[Viewliner]

This topic is getting kind of long, maybe it should be locked.

 

[P40Power]

Agreed Viewliner, but to answer his question, 8 DMs are in the Phase IV Northeast Direct scheme, numbers 710-717.