The Beginning 1960's to 1971
What was Amtrak originally called
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amrail, United Railroad
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
What was Amtrak's first day of Operation?
June 21nd, 1971, August 22nd, 1971, May 1st, 1971
May 1st, 1971
What 2 new long distance locomotive was purchased from GE to replace the F40PH locos
P42DC, P30CH, Dash8, or GP40TC
Dash 8, P42DC
What did Amtrak need the most during the start of the 2000s
High Speed trains, Zero Emissions locomotives, Electrification, New Coaches
High Speed trains
What 2 companies did Amtrak chose to make new equipment for them?
General Electric, Electro Motive Diesel, Alstom, Siemens Mobility
Alstom, Siemens
What did members of congress create to keep passenger rail standing
Combined all passenger railroads together, Combine all railroads money and equipment, or Rail passenger Service act of 1970 (Trick question)
All of them
What was the name of Amtraks rebuild complex in Indiana called.
Beech Grove Shop Complex, Amtrak Diesel Repair Shop, General Electric Repair Corporation
Beech Grove Shop Complex
Which state had the most state sponsored trains?
Illinois, California, Oregon, Washington
Illinois
Which 2 companies were selected to build Amtraks new High Speed trains
Bombardier, General Electric, Electro Motive Diesel, or Alstom
Bombardier, Alstom
What was the first new locomotive to arrive to Amtrak
Acela II, SC-44, SCB-40, or ALC-42
SC-44
What did Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad say what would happen by 1975
End to rail travel, loss of $75 Million, or complete end to Passenger rail
Loss of $75 million
What were Amtrak's first 2 new locomotive types?
EMD SDP40F, GE C40-8W, GE E60, GE ES44C4
(2 answers)
EMD SDP40F, GE E60
Which locomotive was the most used out of the state sponsored trains?
F59PH, F59PHI, Cab control unit F40PH, MP40AC
F59PHI
What month in 2000 did the Acela Express make it's debut
December
Who built the Acela II trainsets?
Alstom, Siemens
Alstom
What did rail transport stop doing to prevent going into Bankruptcy?
Stopped delivering mail, Cutting routes, or added more routes to the system.
Began Cutting routes
What 2 locomotives were so successful that Amtrak could use them for the time being?
EMD F40PH, GE C30-7, EMD AEM-7, GE GG-1
EMD F40PH, EMD AEM-7
Which of these routes was the most unique?
Amtrak Cascades, Carolinian, Auto Train, or Empire Service
Auto Train
Which of these locomotives were bought around the same time but weren't so successful.
P42DC, HHP-8, ACS-64, or P30CH
HHP-8
CAF began producing 2 new what for Amtrak?
Venture cars, baggage cars, Viewliners, or new Surperliner II
Baggage cars, Viewliners
What was the final straw for most railroads?
losing money, lost of the U.S. mail contract, end of passenger rail
The lost of the U.S. Mail contract in 1967
What was the first international service for Amtrak
Maple Leaf, Sunset Limited, Pacific International
(all go to different countries)
Pacific International
Which of these cars were built only for these routes
Siemens Venture, Amfleet II, Horizon, or Surfliner cars
Horizon
What did Amtrak do to help with other transportation
Add Baggage cars, Mail cars, or material handling cars
(2 answers)
Mail Cars, Material handling cars
Over the next 10 years what 2 things will Amtrak receive from Siemens
Brightline trainsets, SC-44, ALC-42, Airo Trainsets
ALC-42 locomotives, Airo trainsets