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Railfan Pictures of the Week
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| Railfan Pictures of the Week - 07/28/2019 |
| Amtrak Northeast Corridor Torresdale, Cornwells Heights and Eddington Stations July 24 and 26 2019 |
| Just east of Torresdale Station, Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 180 passes an inbound SEPTA push pull. |
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| On the tail end of 180 was US Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration High-Speed Research Vehicle DOTX 216. The car is former Metroliner coach PRR/PC 803 that was later converted to Amtrak cab car AMTK 9642 before becoming DOTX T-16 and then 216. |
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| Up at Sunnyside Yard in NYC, the train was turned as 125 with ACS-64 AMTK 651 leading again at Cornwells Heights. |
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"The DOTX216 is a converted Amtrak Metroliner coach equipped with a track geometry measurement system, a rail profile measuring system, a multi-car ride quality measuring system, and other state-of-the-art instrumentation for conducting railway research. DOTX216 is capable of making track measurements at speeds up to 165 mph and serves as a high-speed track research instrumentation platform for a variety of tests and research projects in the Office of Research and Development. DOTX216 is also used to support efforts undertaken by the FRA's Office of Safety." |
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| The car made the same runs on Friday, here on 180 at Eddington. |
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| Amtrak ACS-64 AMTK 612 was pulling duty on this day as it takes the east curve at Torresdale. |
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| DOTX 216 leans into the west curve at Torresdale. |
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