Click here to view Amtrak Police #304 parked at 30th Street Station, Phila. Pa. 4/98.
Click here to view the Amtrak Wire Train working north of Holmesburg Jct , 9/95.
Click here to view the Amtrak Wire Train working at Holmesburg Jct , 9/95.
Click here to get a closer look at the Amtrak Wire Train working at Holmesburg Jct., Phila Pa. 9/95. It is very unusual to see the Wire Train working during the day, as most work is done at night when traffic is light.
Click here to see some minor track work in progress, on a very busy stretch of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. This is between Tacony Station and Holmesburg Jct. 6/93.
-Click here for a wide view of an Amtrak Undercutter, working between Shore and North Philadelphia (PA.) Station. This is one of 2 production Undercutters working on the NEC. This machine removes old ballast material from the
track, screens it, and returns the "cleaned" ballast along with new stones to the track area. The ballast must be cleaned to promote proper drainage of the track area. It can also be used to lower track to promote clearances. The work pauses as an Amtrak Clocker passes. 8/25/99.
-Click here for a close look at the Amtrak Undercutter , working between Shore and North Philadelphia (PA.) Station. Note the conveyors used to carry the old ballast back to the MCC Cars. 8/25/99.
-Click here for a closer look at the Amtrak Material Conveyor Cars that are used with the Amtrak Undercutter. The cars are loaded with the "junk" cleaned from the ballast. The Undercutter is working between Shore and North Philadelphia (PA.) Station.8/25/99.
Click here to see Amtrak Crane #16002. It is , for some unknown reason, in the Conrail (CSX) Greenwich Yard in Phila. Pa. 3/18/99.
Click here for a close look at Amtrak Crane #16002. Penn Coach Yard, Phila. Pa. 5/12/95.| Search Stan's RailPix ! |
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