Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This video is about O Gauge Railroading Magazine and an Article written by myself about “The Multi Levels in the Man Cave”, on page 48 to 53. Run 278, June / July 2015. You can pick up this magazine at your local hobby shop or Subscribe on line for the Print or Digital version at. ogaugerr.com
OGR Forum at. ogrforum.ogaugerr.com
We will take a look at some new items for the layout and man cave, along with a look at the shelf layout. ▶︎ This video is for ages 14 & up
Due to copyright laws, I can not show the article, but I would like too. lol
Cheers from Michigan.
This video is about O Gauge Railroading Magazine and an Article written by myself about “The Multi Levels in the Man Cave”, on page 48 to 53. Run 278, June / July 2015. You can pick up this magazine at your local hobby shop or Subscribe on line for the Print or Digital version at. ogaugerr.com
OGR Forum at. ogrforum.ogaugerr.com
We will take a look at some new items for the layout and man cave, along with a look at the shelf layout. ▶︎ This video is for ages 14 & up
Due to copyright laws, I can not show the article, but I would like too. lol
Cheers from Michigan.










![Who Will Build Amtrak’s Siemens Charger First • Lionel or MTH?
In this video we will be taking a look at Amtrak’s Siemens Charger SC-44, Midwest Service. Who will build this locomotive first? All aboard for a model train adventure with Train Room Gary. ▶︎ This video is for ages 14 & up.
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▶︎The Charger is powered by a Cummins 16-cylinder QSK95 4-stroke high speed diesel engine, which is designed to meet EPA Tier IV emissions standards that took effect in 2015. Power output varies by model; the SCB-40 produces 4,000 hp (3,000 kW), while the SC-44 produces 4,400 hp (3,300 kW).
The top speed in service as per PRIIA specifications is 125 mph (201 km/h). The locomotive shares much of its overall design with Siemens all-electric locomotives Vectron used in Europe and the ACS-64 used by Amtrak and SEPTA. Four Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power inverters carry electric current to each of the four AC traction motors. A static inverter off of the main prime mover supplies head-end power (HEP).
The locomotive also features dynamic braking with regenerative capability, allowing the locomotive to divert power generated by dynamic braking away from the resistor grids to HEP and onboard locomotive auxiliary power demands.
In response to a 2013 Request for Information from Metro-North Railroad, Siemens said they might produce a dual-mode variant of the Charger with onboard energy storage for use by Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road, as well as intercity service on Amtraks Empire Corridor.
California units have an aerodynamic spoiler on the rear roof that matches the height of bi-level California and Surfliner cars
▶︎ The first production “SC-44” unit was unveiled on March 26, 2016. The first two Charger locomotives to leave Siemens factory in Florin, California were transported to the Transportation Technology Center (TTCI) in Pueblo, Colorado in June 2016 and underwent testing of performance metrics such as acceleration and braking. The first Brightline SCB-40 locomotives were delivered in December 2016 to undergo testing in Florida.
In February 2017, Amtrak and WSDOT began testing one of the Midwest-bound locomotives for federal certification along the Cascades corridor in the Pacific Northwest.
Test runs were conducted on the Midwest and Northern California routes in April and May. Testing at up to 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) at TTCI, on the corridors, and on the Northeast Corridor in September 2016 resulted in a federal certification for 125-mile-per-hour (201 km/h) operations.
Revenue testing on the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins routes in Northern California began on May 25, 2017. During these tests, the trains operated with a second locomotive in case of failure. The Northern California units were formally accepted and approved for solo service on October 23, 2017.[21] The SC-44 entered revenue testing on the Midwest routes in July 2017, with solo revenue service beginning on a Hiawatha Service train on August 24, 2017. Revenue service on the Cascades route began in November 2017
On December 18, 2017, Washington state SC-44 #1402 was wrecked in a derailment of a Cascades train on the Point Defiance Bypass.
Brightline began revenue operations with its SCB-40 locomotives on January 13, 2018. The first Chargers for MARC began testing that month, and revenue service began on April 5, 2018. Pre-revenue testing began on the Pacific Surfliner in October 2018; revenue service began later that year. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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