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AEM7
The EMD AEM-7 is a twin-cab four-axle AAR wheel arrangement#B-B, B-B electric locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Diesel, Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and ASEA between 1978 and 1988. The locomotive is a derivative of the Swedish SJ Rc4 designed for passenger service in the United States. The primary customer was Amtrak, which bought 54 for use on the Northeast Corridor and Keystone Corridor. Two commuter operators, MARC Train, MARC and SEPTA, also purchased locomotives, for a total of 65. Amtrak ordered the AEM-7 after the failure of the GE E60 locomotive. The first locomotives entered service in 1980 and were an immediate success, ending a decade of uncertainty on the Northeast Corridor. In the late 1990s, Amtrak rebuilt 29 of its locomotives from DC to AC traction. The locomotives continued operating through the arrival of the final Siemens ACS-64 in June 2016. MARC retired its fleet in April 2017 in favor of Siemens Chargers, and SEPTA retired all seven of its AEM-7s i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keystone Corridor
The Keystone Corridor is a 349-mile (562 km) railroad corridor between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that consists of two rail lines: Amtrak and SEPTA's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line, Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg main line, which hosts SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line commuter rail service, and Amtrak's ''Keystone Service'' and Pennsylvanian (train), ''Pennsylvanian'' Inter-city rail, inter-city trains; and the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line. The corridor was originally the Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad), Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Amtrak runs two intercity rail services along the Keystone Corridor: the Harrisburg-to-New York City ''Keystone Service (Amtrak), Keystone Service'' and the Pittsburgh-to-New York City ''Pennsylvanian (Amtrak), Pennsylvanian''. SEPTA operates daily Paoli/Thorndale commuter rail service between Philadelphia and Thorndale, Pennsylvania, Thorndale on the Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg main line. The towns along this str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
