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Railfan Pictures of the Day - 08/12/2005
| Amtrak Northeast Corridor Edgely PA August 4 2005 |
| Part Four of the repairs on the NEC. Click here for Part One , Part Two and Part Three. |
| Accompanying the wire train were two Plasser American MTW-100 catenary maintenance cars, A16502 to the west (below foreground) and A16508 to the east (below in the distance). |
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| The wire train pauses at the eastern most point of damage, about to head west to remove the old wire. |
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| Meanwhile, operations ran almost normally, pictured here as Amtrak Train 184 with AEM7-AC 939 for power is at full speed as it passes the stationary wire train. |
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| Later, Amtrak Keystone Train 649 with HHP-660 passing catenary car A16508. For a location perpective, Levittown-Tullytown station is in the far off distance to the right. |
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All pictures August 4 2005 Copyright © 2005 John P. Almeida Photographs for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited. |
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