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Post by Amtrak207 on May 24, 2016 2:12:31 GMT -5
Hello everyone! Is anyone going on the AEM-7 farewell excursion in June??? www.amtrak.com/farewell-to-the-aem7-excursion-trainI realized I am actually off of work for this, so I may book a seat. Besides the meatball holding a special place in my heart, this does provide some GREAT up-close opportunities for photographs especially when modeling! Plus it would be great if some of us can actually meet in person! Tom |
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Post by backshophoss on May 24, 2016 19:42:26 GMT -5
I did a mention of this trip in the ACS-64 thread,however cannot head back east for this, by chance back in the '70's took a trip to DC behind the RC-4 X995 from Penn. There are slides but don't own a slide scanner  sorry |
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Post by acelaphillies on Jun 3, 2016 21:11:34 GMT -5
Tom, if you go, have fun! I decided not to go because it's pretty expensive.
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Post by mlrr on Jun 7, 2016 6:20:55 GMT -5
I'll be there! Looking forward to it!
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Post by backshophoss on Jun 9, 2016 19:13:42 GMT -5
The word is this trip is SOLD OUT!!!  |
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Post by backshophoss on Jun 18, 2016 20:41:15 GMT -5
942 + 946 had the honor of the "farewell run" with Beech Grove(10001) carrying the markers.
Both have been pulling MARC equipment in the past few weeks,might continue on MARC service untill their next
92 day inspection or major part failure happens.
The "torch" has been passed on to the ACS-64.
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Post by acelaphillies on Jun 20, 2016 20:06:45 GMT -5
Hi guys! I hope everyone that went on the trip had a good time! How was it? I enjoyed fanning the farewell run. I really did enjoy watching the AEM-7s all these years, and I was glad I could catch the final run. Here are two of my pictures, the first at Marcus Hook and the second at Prospect Park.  Farewell AEM-7 by acelaphillies, on Flickr  Farewell AEM-7 by acelaphillies, on Flickr |
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Post by mlrr on Jun 24, 2016 6:34:15 GMT -5
Great trip, great weather, perfect day!
It almost brought a tear to your eye, just how perfect everything went.
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Post by mlrr on Jun 24, 2016 6:46:58 GMT -5
Great trip, great weather, perfect day!
It almost brought a tear to your eye, just how perfect everything went. I think people got there money's worth.
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Post by slowfreight on Jun 25, 2016 0:51:30 GMT -5
I still can't believe they're finally done!
They were such a fixture of the Corridor.
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Post by backshophoss on Jun 25, 2016 2:04:02 GMT -5
They might be running in MARC service out of DC,but are no longer front line units.
Any good pics of what was in the shop at Wilmington??
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Post by tmurray on Jun 25, 2016 13:57:10 GMT -5
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Post by backshophoss on Jun 25, 2016 17:19:51 GMT -5
Tom,Nicely done,did they renumber the Hippos to the 69x series or 39x series???
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Post by antoniofp45 on Jun 30, 2016 14:44:43 GMT -5
Blows me away is that I remember reading the Amtrak news letter back in 1979 (I think) when the AEM-7's were announced! I'm getting old as to me if feels like it was just a few years ago.
Having been accustomed to larger locomotives hauling varnish, I literally said "That's what's replacing the GG1 and E60CP?!" But of course, history proved that the "Toasters" were fast and very reliable. Now here we are witnessing the retirement of these speedsters.
Hopefully the new ACS units will be just as dependable. I've said this before, but I can't help chuckling in that to me their cab-faces resemble anime cartoon characters.
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Post by backshophoss on Jul 4, 2016 19:32:02 GMT -5
What was "Laid up good order" is now going BACK online,SEPTA's SL-V's have been pulled from service due to
a structure defect in the truck frame. The manufacturer has gone "Belly Up" was a sub-contractor for Rotem.
Figure on SEPTA "begging and borrowing" all over the NEC Commuter Fleets for coaches.
Can "barely" run weekend type service with the remaining SL-IV's
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sorry 
