Amtrak AEM-7AC #921

Designed by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in Sweden (now part of the Asea Brown Boveri or ABB Group), these 7000 horsepower-equivalent locomotives were assembled by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as replacement locomotives for the General Electric E60 locomotives. Built in April 1981 with DC Traction, this unit was converted to AC Traction in December 2001. It is also the second Amtrak lcomotive to wear the number 921 (A GG-1 electric was the first). Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Washington, DC	November 3rd, 2014 2:08pm	Northeast Regional #94	Phase V	ASEA/GM Electo-Motive Division April 1981

Digital Photo	Canon EOS 60D	Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm f2.8 Zoom Lens	f7.1 @ 1/80th sec ISO 100	670-0450

Designed by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in Sweden (now part of the Asea Brown Boveri or ABB Group), these 7000 horsepower-equivalent locomotives were assembled by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as replacement locomotives for the General Electric E60 locomotives. Built in April 1981 with DC Traction, this unit was converted to AC Traction in December 2001. It is also the second Amtrak lcomotive to wear the number 921 (A GG-1 electric was the first). Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.