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Amtrak GE P32AC-DM #709
Rensselaer, NY
 
July 24th, 2000
4:22pm
Empire Service #253
 
Phase III
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Kodak Kodachrome 64
35mm Slide
Pentax K-1000
 
Pentax ZX-M
 
114-13
 
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 709. 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.
 
Schenectady, NY
 
February 7th, 2003
1:31pm
Empire Service #286
 
Phase V
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Kodak Ektachrome E100VS Pro
35mm Slide
Pentax ZX-M
 
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens
 
151-17
 
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 709. 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.
 
Depew, NY
 
March 19th, 2021
6:09pm
Empire Service #281
 
Phase V
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 90D
 
Canon 16-35mm EF
f2.8L III Zoom Lens
f10.0 @ 1/100th sec
ISO 100
A84-2476
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 709. 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.