Amtrak with New ACS-64 Passes BNSF and BN Hi-Rail Trucks

On January 12, 2015, BNSF Maintenance of Way welding crews are getting onto the north track of the mainline east of Agency, Iowa. The first two hi-rail trucks both go a short distance east of the Chief Wapello Road crossing.
Right as the second hi-railer starts moving (and preceded by a radio warning), the eastbound "California Zephyr" is seen coming around the bend kicking up a lot of the fresh snow that fell yesterday. Behind the regular Genesis diesels pulling Amtrak #6 is a brand new ACS-64 electric locomotive going to the Northeast Corridor. After the Amtrak Cities Sprinter is the baggage car AMTK 1235. This car is part of Amtrak's heritage fleet since it was inherited by Amtrak when they took over passenger operations in 1971. 1235 was built for the Santa Fe Railway as ATSF 3514 by the Budd Company in 1953. With the coming shortening of train consists for the winter and the heritage baggage cars' Viewliner replacements starting to be delivered, this is most likely the last time an ACS-64 will be coupled to a heritage baggage car on the "California Zephyr."
After #6 has gone by, the third hi-rail truck gets onto Main 1. Unlike the first two trucks, this one is a Burlington Northern Railroad truck. It hasn't had its markings changed since the merger. The orange BN hi-railer goes west to do its work.
Two days ago, this same train #6 was filmed by another KZbin user near Reno, Nevada: • Amtrak Train 6 with AC... .
MoW equipment:
BNSF 20041 hi-rail Freightliner truck with Palfinger crane
BNSF 25049 hi-rail Freightliner truck with crane
BN 13210 hi-rail Ford truck with crane
Engines:
Amtrak 142 GE P42DC
Amtrak 48 GE P42DC
Amtrak 631 Siemens ACS-64

[@BorisLu]

Interesting movie!

[@ATrainVideo]

Борис Лу Thank you.

[@IowaTrains]

Wow that Burlington Northern hi-railer is neat. Never seen one before. Also I like the snow kick up from the California Zepher.

[@ATrainVideo]

Iowa Railfanner I can't remember seeing one before either. I also like the snow. I came out here to get a good look at it going through the snow that fell yesterday. The hi-railers were a bonus.

[@SCP344]

Thats cool!

[@ATrainVideo]

Outright cold, I'd say. :) The wind chill made it feel about 0°F.

[@arejay54]

Locomotives and rolling stock are built to last, so it's not surprising to see fallen flags on them, but trucks are another story. I wonder if they pulled this hi-railer out of mothballs like they've had to do from the locomotive shortage, or if it's been in fairly regular service. Nice catch!

[@ATrainVideo]

arejay54 Thank you. I've kind of been wondering the same thing.

[@s_rv.]

6:05 I never heard dat b4

[@lisacummins4556]

05 : 53 there's a sock puppet driving the train !

[@therosijedha]

5:53

[@MychaelHall24]

Is that the California Zephyr?

[@lisacummins4556]

03 : 23 there's a train at the end of the angry birds go railroad bacoe cars that say BACKHOE

[@thesierrastandard7281]

hi

[@lisacummins4556]

02 : 35 look ! an angry birds go railroad bachoe ! hauling 11 train cars .

[@therosijedha]

2:35

[@joshua84094]

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