Click here to see MARC AEM-7 #4902 with 6 MARC coaches and 1 Amtrak Cafe Car, in service on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. During the Thanksgiving rush you can see equipment from MARC and other commuter lines in use by Amtrak to increase capacity. Tacony Station, Phila. Penna. 11/22/00.
Click here to see new MARC HHP-8 # 4913 at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia Penna. The new HHP 8 was being tested by Amtrak before being delivered to MARC. 2/2/02.
Click here for a close side view of the front of MARC HHP-8 # 4913. It is sitting in Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia Pa. 2/2/02.
Click here to see a brand new MARC HHP-8 # 4912 that has just been delivered to Penn Coach Yard in Phila. Pa. The locomotive is still wrapped in plastic and has its wheels secured with wooden wedges. It will be tested by Amtrak before being accepted by MARC. 2/2/02. 
Click here for a view of the yaw damper bracket (on MARC HHP-8 # 4912), the triangular part of a shock absorber, black and silver in the center of the photo, that is attached to the carbody by seven bolts. The function of the yaw dampers is to prevent swaying, which can increase wear and tear to rails and train wheels. Engineers haven't pinpointed the reason why the brackets on the high-tech shock absorbers are cracking. 2/2/02 
Click here for a look at MARC HHP-8 # 4915 at Penn Coach Yard, Philadelphia Penna. This latest addition to the MARC fleet is being tested by Amtrak before being delivered to MARC. 9/29/02.| Search Stan's RailPix ! |
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