ALP45A Mode Changes

August, 2024
Newark Penn Station is the location. Here, we'll witness both an inbound and outbound pair of NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line trains make the mode change between diesel and electric modes on the (consecutively numbered) ALP45A units during the station stop.

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Imagine if Amtrak had something like this, they wouldn't have to swap locomotives at WAS

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They will soon. The Airo sets ill be dual-mode, and locomotive swaps at WAS and NHV (for the Vermonter) will soon be a thing of the past for NE Regional trains, as well as the Carolinian and Palmetto. The long-distance trains will continue to do locomotive changes as usual.