Depew, NY |
September 17th, 2002 8:57am |
Empire Service #286 |
Phase III |
GE Transportation Systems April 1995 |
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Kodak Ektachrome 100 35mm Slide |
Pentax ZX-M |
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens |
143-04 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com. |
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Amsterdam, NY |
June 11th, 2005 5:27pm |
Empire Service #283 |
Phase V |
GE Transportation Systems April 1995 |
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Kodak Ultra Color 400UC 35mm Print Film |
Pentax ZX-M |
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens |
060905-12 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com. |
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Rensselaer, NY |
December 18th, 2017 1:06pm |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase III |
GE Transportation Systems April 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 70D |
Canon 17-40mm EF f4.0L Zoom Lens |
f4.0 @ 1/500th sec ISO 800 |
903-1625 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. With funding provided by the State of New York, these units have been or will be repainted into Phase III with a special "Empire Service" emblem on each side. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com. |
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Depew, NY |
July 23rd, 2021 3:50pm |
Maple Leaf #63 |
Phase III |
GE Transportation Systems April 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 90D |
Canon 24mm EF f1.4L II Wide-Angle Lens |
f10.0 @ 1/800th sec ISO 400 |
B08-4127 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. With funding provided by the State of New York, these units have been or will be repainted into Phase III with a special "Empire Service" emblem on each side. This unit is also equipped with an escape hatch similar to Metro-North Railroad's P32's that operate into Grand Central Terminal since Amtrak ran service there in 2018 due to trackwork at Penn Station. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com. |
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