Amtrak 938 is paked on a storage track at Caltrains 4th and King St. Station in downtown San Francisco. Caltrain purchased the AEM-7 and its sister 929 from Amtrak for testing of their electrification system. While the system is still being constructed, the two units are stored on track 12 at the station, closest to King Street. One of the two units will be used for the testing, and the other will be used as a parts locomotive. After testing, the Caltrain board has agreed to "dispose" of the two locomotives. I'm guessing they are referring to scrapping the engines, although one or both of the engines appear as if they could be cosmetically restored if an organization were able to purchase one or both. |