This section covers the route from Newark, NJ to New Rochelle, NY via Penn Station in New York. Amtrak’s Electro-Motive SDP40F a memorable, historic, yet star-crossed diesel locomotive of the 1970s and early 1980s now comes to Train Simulator On May 1, 1971, Amtrak took over most passenger-train operations in the United States and faced an immediate need for diesel motive power.
NEC: New York - Part of the Northeast Corridor, a high speed link connecting Washington and Boston.Includes 6 items: Train Simulator: Amtrak Acela Express EMU Add-On, Train Simulator: BR Class 422 ‘4BIG’ EMU Add-On, Train Simulator: BR Class 87 Loco Add-On, Train Simulator: DB BR423 EMU Add-On, Train Simulator: Metronom ME 146 Loco Add-On, Train Simulator: PRR GG1 Loco Add-On. It was created in 1971 due to the fall in the number of passenger services in the United States in the 1960s. Buy Train Simulator: Electric Collection. It operates services over 21,300 miles of track, of which Amtrak owns 730 miles.
Since 1971, Amtrak has been the operator of long-distance passenger services in the United States.