Amtrak Selling Locomotives, Passenger Cars

Amtrak has placed for sale 48 pieces of equipment, including locomotives and passenger cars that it has deemed surplus.

The passenger cars for sale include five former Pacific Parlour cars once used on the Coast Starlight, seven Horizon fleet cars, three material handling cars, eight 1700 series baggage cars and two former U.S. Army flat cars.

Locomotives for sale include 12 P40s, eight F40s, and three P42DCs.

Amtrak is soliciting bids for the equipment with the closing date set for Nov. 14.

The equipment is being stored at Amtrak shops in Beech Grove, Indiana; Bear Delaware; and Wilmington, Delaware.

The Horizon fleet cars being sold include one club dinette, one full dinette and five coaches.

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