Sophie Reid climbs aboard one of Amtrak’s new ACS-64 City Sprinters to uncover the science behind the new fleet of locomotives. Amtrak has unveiled five gleaming new ACS-64 City Sprinter engines. The ...

Northeast Corridor, meet your new locomotives: Amtrak’s Cities Sprinter, a new electric locomotive built by Siemens and commissioned in 2010 for half a billion dollars, has arrived on the Eas… ...

Siemens has completed the first three of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives it is building in Sacramento for Amtrak, in what is the largest contract ever for local plant. Siemens has ...

Siemens unveils first Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotive Written by Douglas John Bowen. Amtrak said early May 13 the first of 70 ACS-64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 6.4 MW/8,320 hp) electric locomotives ...

It had all the trappings of a rally Friday. On the assembly floor of Siemens Mobility’s Sacramento plant, there was much to celebrate: 200 new jobs as part of a $466 million contract to build 70 ...

One of the new Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotive makes a demonstration run during unveiling ceremonies at the Siemens Rails Systems factory in Sacramento, Calif. Monday, May 13, 2013. The new ...

Amtrak this week showed off its new electric locomotive -- the Cities Sprinter. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness. Sign in.