New passenger equipment that will be assigned to Amtrak Midwest corridor services began road testing on Monday.
A test train of four Siemens Venture left Chicago with a Charger locomotive on each end and accompanied by former heritage sleeper Pacific Bend.
The test train was to operate to Pontiac, Michigan, over the route of Amtrak’s Wolverine Service on the schedule of Train 350, which has been suspended since last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The test train was going to monitor interaction with crossing starts and the ITCS and I-ETMS positive train control systems at track speeds.
The Amtrak-owned track has a top speed of 110 mph between Porter, Indiana, and Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The test train was expected to return to Chicago on Tuesday morning behind Wolverine Service train 351 to Battle Creek and then follow Blue Water train 365 into Chicago.
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak Midwest Corridor trains, Midwest Corridor trains, Siemens Venture rail cars, Venture rail cars, Wolverine Service
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