On February 9th 2024, I made a trip down to Cumberland, MD to catch a 4-hour late Capitol Limited with 6 engines and only 5 cars. After a quick recrew at the station, 30 got stuck behind an eastbound CSX manifest, and after almost an hour, it finally made it out of Cumberland. Just before 3:30 in the afternoon, more than 2 hours after it was supposed to arrive in Washington D.C., Amtrak 30 passed with quite the smoke show. On older diesels such as the P42, by manipulating the throttle in just the right way, the engineer can dump extra fuel into the engine, resulting in a cloud of thick black smoke. Behind the smokey P42 is an even older Dash 8 locomotive. This modified freight engine was purchased by Amtrak in the early '90s, and as of today, only 11 units are active across Amtrak's network. Making this even more rare is that in 2024, Dash 8s are mostly used for yard and switching service, so seeing this engine in passenger service is quite the treat. Finally, behind the two GEs are 4 brand-new Siemens ALC-42 locomotives. Since 2021, Amtrak has been receiving these new Charger engines about once a month, moving them from California to Delaware for final acceptance. Today's "Cap" had 4 of them, all wearing the new Phase VII paint scheme. ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MY SOCIAL MEDIAS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ YouTube: WorldwideRailfan Instagram: @worldwiderailfan Flickr: Sam Dwyer Photo Railroad.net: Sam Dwyer ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ RAILFANNING EQUIPMENT ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Canon EOS Rebel T6 (https://amzn.to/3biyObx) Canon VIXIA HF R800 (https://amzn.to/3eb6kCr) DJI Mavic Mini (https://amzn.to/3uW9Czr) iPhone 11 Pro (https://amzn.to/3sSRHI3) GoPro Hero Session (https://amzn.to/3eluwC6) GoPro Hero Plus (https://amzn.to/3c9NtoC) ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ WorldwideRailfan uses a specific system for locomotive model classifications. Further details can be viewed at the following link. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUu7VuPn6VpdKedAdtmC2jHwlnqEW0cbat-GZGYRYSs/edit?usp=sharing All WorldwideRailfan videos are kid-friendly. ©2024 WorldWideRailfan