One of Amtrak's new SC44 Chargers (built by Siemens) leads the early morning northbound run of the Saluki towards Chicago.

The chargers are getting ready to take over operations of Cascades trains.

WDTX 1403 one of WSDOT's new Charger locomotives, leads Cascades 507 south along the Puget Sound in Steilacoom. This is will soon be sight not possible for photographers, train watchers or pas... (more)

Just after sun rise,Train 523 From Sacramento, arrives at Jack London Square with a new Siemens Charger leading the low level consist.

The face of a new Amtrak Siemens SC-44 “Charger” diesel locomotive leading Amtrak train No. 331 at Milwaukee’s Intermodal Station on November 13, 2017.

Amtrak No. 331, a Hiawatha Service train from Chicago, arrives at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the morning of November 13, 2017. The train is powered by ne... (more)

After a long delay in Seattle's King St Station trying to get WSDOT's new Charger locomotives to link up with Mater (Cab Car), a Cascades test train arrives in Tacoma's Tacoma Dome Station. The t... (more)

The Siemens Chargers are finally leading on the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin trains. Shown here leaving San Jose in push mode on Capitol #738 for Sacramento.

The Siemens Chargers are finally leading on the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin trains. Shown here at Alviso (San Jose) on #737 and the South end of San Francisco Bay.

IDTX 4620 pushes Amtrak Hiawatha 338 out of the Sturtevant, WI depot on October 20, 2017.

Brand new Siemens Charger 4620 leads Amtrak Hiawatha #337 into the Sturtevant depot on September 3, 2017.

Hiawatha Service train with new Siemens Charger approaches Union Station under Pennsy signal bridge.

Brand new Siemens Charger SC-44 #4620 leads Amtrak Hiawatha #339 thru Franksville, WI on August 25th, 2017.

On an unusually hot spring day, Siemens SC-44 Chargers 4611 & 4604 sit along side Amtrak's Chicago Locomotive Shops undergoing inspection under the St. Charles Air Line Bridge. These units are som... (more)

A pair of Washington State Department of Transportation Siemens SC44s had to be set out by the Coast Starlight (including their escort P42s) in Northridge CA. The power was only there for a few ho... (more)