Amtrak’s ALC-42 Locomotives in Action on The Coast Starlight!

The Siemens ALC-42 Chargers are Amtrak’s most modern locomotives in service today. Take a look as I present some of my ALC-42 catches within this year.
All videos are of the Coast Starlight #’s 11 and 14 in 2023
Train 1: ALC-42 #306 leading train 11 ascends past the searchlights in Santa Margarita, CA on 3/21/23
Train 2: ALC-42 #320 on train 11 passes through the ocean town of Carpinteria, CA on 5/14/23
Train 3: ALC-42 #309 leads train 11 through Moorpark, CA with 3 private cars on 5/26/23
Train 4: ALC-42 #314 leads train 11 through Carpinteria, CA on 6/20/23
Train 5: For the heck of it I added a clip of ALC-42 #300 being towed away from the crash site of 14 on 6/28/23 after hitting a water truck in Moorpark, CA
Train 6: ALC-42 #305 hauls train 11 through Moorpark, CA on 7/10/23 with a crowd of casual railfans gathering for it
Train 7: ALC-42 #320 leads train 11 through Moorpark, CA on 7/28/23
Train 8: ALC-42 #314 pulls train 11 through Moorpark, CA on 8/4/23
Train 9: ALC-42 #319 hauls train 14 through Moorpark, CA on 8/8/23
Train 10: ALC-42 #308 pulls train 11 through Moorpark, CA on 8/14/23
Train 11: ALC-42 #308 leads train 11 through Moorpark, CA on 8/22/23
Train 12: ALC-42 #302 leads train 14 through Oxnard, CA on 10/11/23
Train 13: ALC-42 #311 chargers through Glendale, CA with train 14 on 10/21/23
Train 14: ALC-42 #316 leads train 14 through Moorpark, CA on 11/25/23