Sacramento-Bound Charger         
Caltrans 2108 shoves a northbound Capitol Corridor train out of Santa Clara. The Siemens Charger was built by Siemens Mobility of Florin, California, as part of a large order for Amtraks state-funded corridor trains; the Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins, Pacific Surfliner, Cascades, Illinois Services, and Michigan Services. The Chargers for California service are fitted with a special streamlined ferring at the end of the hood. This ferring accounts for the height difference between the Charger and the bi-level passenger cars used on the three California corridor services. Chargers used on Cascades and Midwest services, as well as Amtraks long-distance ALC-42s, do not have this feature.
Date: 5/7/2022 Location: Santa Clara, CA   Map Show Santa Clara on a rail map Views: 86 Collection Of:   Lucas Connor
Locomotives: CDTX 2108(SC-44)    Author:  Lucas Connor
Sacramento-Bound Charger
Picture Categories: Station,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  Railfanning the Peninsula: San Jose to Lawrence, January-June 2022
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