Back then the switch to/from electric engines was done in Philly instead of Washington DC like it is now. This only applied to long distance trains that traveled south of DC.
I can't remember if that was the reason or not. The E60s were still around back then and often powered the long distance trains, so I'm not sure if there was really a "shortage"...they just never seemed to run the E60s south of Philly.
edjbox yea they used to. Not anymoreas far as i can tell. All cars are standard amfleet coaches now. (which makes trips to charlotte frombaltimore tedious tasks)
It was a train that Amtrak operated up until 2002-ish. There were 2 trains, the southbound train #13 ran from Boston to Washington and carried only mail while the northbound train, #12, carried both passengers and mail.
bro the one aem7 catch with 4 pain schemes was incredible, we had phase 3, phase 4, phase 5 on the engine and the new acela livery
What a time capsule. One of the last AEM-7s running “as-delivered” without ditchlights in 2000!
Listen to that beautiful P01235. It's almost like it's saying, "You will miss me when I'm gone."
I was one when this was taken. Wiw its so different from now
Doesn't seem like it was that long ago for me...but yeah, what a difference!
same
That SF30C looked like it belonged on the Reading and Northern.
6:45 why’s a diesel pulling the train instead of an electric loco?
Back then the switch to/from electric engines was done in Philly instead of Washington DC like it is now. This only applied to long distance trains that traveled south of DC.
CTR Aerial I’m guessing there was a lack of electric locos during that time if that’s the case
I can't remember if that was the reason or not. The E60s were still around back then and often powered the long distance trains, so I'm not sure if there was really a "shortage"...they just never seemed to run the E60s south of Philly.
Were engine changes more common in Philadelphia?
At this time yes, it was. All long distance trains changed engines in Philly. Keystone trains did as well
Carolinian had a sleeper?
edjbox yea they used to. Not anymoreas far as i can tell. All cars are standard amfleet coaches now. (which makes trips to charlotte frombaltimore tedious tasks)
The Carolinian never had a sleeper. That last train was #90, the northbound Silver Palm.
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@@rttx That’s what I was thinking. Also, I never knew they ran P40/42s on the NEC.
Nice! What is fast MAIL?
It was a train that Amtrak operated up until 2002-ish. There were 2 trains, the southbound train #13 ran from Boston to Washington and carried only mail while the northbound train, #12, carried both passengers and mail.
+Capturing the Rails Ah ha! Makes sense; thanks
When AMTRAK USE RUN DIRECT SERVICE FROM NEW YORK DIRECT TO WASHINGTON DOWN THE CORRIDOR/ USUALLY 4 MAIL BOX CARS...THEY WERE COOL TO SEE....
P40s on the NEC, strange times.
Now, FRA issues a safety announcement that they use Electric instead of Diesel. Earlier days, Diesel runs on the Northeast Corridor.