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Posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 13:16:46 2020 Amtrak used to lease MARC and NJ Transit trains on Thanksgiving Sunday to augment their limited supply of equipment. Photos from November 28, 2010, at SEPTA's Tacony station:MARC Hippo with Amtrak Holiday Extra train 1054 Train 1057 with NJ Transit Arrow III emus Amtrak Holiday Extra train 1099 overtaking SEPTA train 9720 Bonus: NJ Transit's ill-fated Atlantic City Express Service (ACES) train 7184 meeting Amtrak train 19 Crescent |
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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sun Nov 29 13:19:45 2020, in response to PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 13:16:46 2020. NICE SHOTS |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Nov 29 14:04:50 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sun Nov 29 13:19:45 2020. Great shots!!! Thanks! |
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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Sun Nov 29 16:31:35 2020, in response to PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 13:16:46 2020. Excellent pics! That third shot has me wondering again, why SEPTA didn't just opt for an add-on to the Arrow III spec, instead of doing Silverliner IVs. They're essentially Arrows without the bathrooms...just sayin'... |
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Posted by Train Dude on Sun Nov 29 17:11:12 2020, in response to PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 13:16:46 2020. Very nice shots. I see that they had to add an additional car to the SW Chief this weekend. A good sign. |
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Posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 18:06:44 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by JayZeeBMT on Sun Nov 29 16:31:35 2020. Also without center doors. |
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Posted by Lord Vader on Sun Nov 29 21:51:29 2020, in response to PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 13:16:46 2020. Great shots! Did Amtrak engineers operate the Arrow units or was it an NJT engineer with an Amtrak pilot in the cab?Vader |
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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Sun Nov 29 22:32:54 2020, in response to PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 13:16:46 2020. Awesome! |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Nov 29 23:08:22 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by JayZeeBMT on Sun Nov 29 16:31:35 2020. Silverliner IV is more like the Arrow II than III IIRC.And IMHO, NJT got rid of their Arrow IIs prematurely; their average age was 23, and they were abused. |
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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Mon Nov 30 05:08:13 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by chuchubob on Sun Nov 29 18:06:44 2020. True! |
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Posted by Joe V on Mon Nov 30 18:53:21 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by Lord Vader on Sun Nov 29 21:51:29 2020. Some Amtrak engineers were qualified on the Arrows. Hardly any were on any sort of NJT ALP. That is why Amtrak leased Arrows. |
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Posted by kp5308 on Tue Dec 1 10:34:44 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by Joe V on Mon Nov 30 18:53:21 2020. Additionally the Arrows were the cheapest train set to lease and had more luggage space to boot. IIRC they had a full Amtrak crew.That was a real good day. It was also the last time I shot film :) |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Dec 1 14:24:10 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by Joe V on Mon Nov 30 18:53:21 2020. Only time IIRC that Amtrak used the ALP-46 was on the last runs of the Clockers, fifteen years ago. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Dec 1 17:25:27 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by Train Dude on Sun Nov 29 17:11:12 2020. A friend of mine with be taking the SW Chief on Dec 18th, 2020. Chicago to Flagstaff, AZ.I have been watching it every day for a while and it very rarely gets to Flagstaff on time. Either it's freight interference or mechanical problems. |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Dec 1 17:32:59 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Dec 1 14:24:10 2020. I don't know how they crewed that.The Clockers were totally subsidized by NJT. |
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Posted by Joe V on Wed Dec 2 09:33:40 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Dec 1 17:25:27 2020. Most of the time, mechanical. |
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Dec 2 18:24:36 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Dec 1 14:24:10 2020. IIRC an ALP46 took a set of multi-levels From NY Penn to Washington & return for Obama's Inauguration in 2009. |
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Posted by chuchubob on Thu Dec 3 08:36:07 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: 10 years ago Amtrak leased trains, posted by kp5308 on Wed Dec 2 18:24:36 2020. IIRC an ALP46 took a set of multi-levels From NY Penn to Washington & return for Obama's Inauguration in 2009.Amtrak train 3181 on Jan 20, 2009: ALP46 4618 and cab car 7033 photographed from Grays Ferry Ave bridge, Philadelphia. |
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