So, how does payment for both the engine and loss of time (overtime, extra employees called in, etc.) work out in a scenario like this? Does Amtrak go after the truck's insurance company to compensate all of this?
Also, these engines are old and can only be re-built so much... what happens if an accident occurs where the engine isn't salvageable? Would the insurance company have to spring for a brand new engine?
The engines aren't old by any means. There are 40 year old engines in regular service on revenue lines (Metro North even operates a few EMD F10s). None of the P42 Genesis engines are any older than about 10 years. They have a lot of life left in them.
As for the insurance company, the driver has a maximum liability limit the insurance company won't pay above. This is an issue, because a new Genesis would cost well over a million bucks. The insurance won't cover that full amount.