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Watch: Amtrak Debuts ALC-42 in Chicago
Written by Railway Age Staff![First run: Amtrak no. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, overtakes a BNSF empty grain train at Moab, Wash. Bruce Kelly photo](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Web_BK4_2671-AMTK-8-with-Chargers-overtake-BNSF-empty-grain-near-Moab-WA.jpg)
First run: Amtrak no. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, overtakes a BNSF empty grain train at Moab, Wash. Bruce Kelly photo
Amtrak and Siemens Mobility North America came together at Chicago Union Station to launch the ALC-42, the next generation of long-distance locomotives, on the Empire Builder. Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief and Railway Age Engineering Editor Bill Wilson was there for the event.