Syracuse, NY |
March 29th, 1999 5:05pm |
Empire Service #281 |
Phase III |
GE Transportation Systems August 1995 |
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Kodak Royal Gold 100 35mm Print |
Pentax K-1000 |
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens |
AMTK708A |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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 1:54pm |
Empire Service #287 |
Phase V |
GE Transportation Systems August 1995 |
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Kodak UltraColor 400UC 35mm Print |
Pentax ZX-M |
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens |
060509A-37 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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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Depew, NY |
February 12th, 2021 1:10pm |
Maple Leaf #64 |
Phase V |
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 90D |
Canon 17-40mm EF f4.0L Zoom Lens |
f16.0 @ 1/160th sec ISO 100 |
A81-2135 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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. 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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Depew, NY |
May 24th, 2022 10:27am |
Lake Shore Limited #48 |
Phase V |
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 90D |
Canon 16-35mm EF f2.8L III Zoom Lens |
f10.0 @ 1/60th sec ISO 100 |
B53-6936 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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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