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Amtrak GE P32AC-DM #700
Depew, NY
 
September 17th, 2002
8:57am
Empire Service #286
 
Phase III
 
GE Transportation Systems
April 1995
Kodak Ektachrome 100
35mm Slide
Pentax ZX-M
 
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens
 
143-04
 
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.
 
Amsterdam, NY
 
June 11th, 2005
5:27pm
Empire Service #283
 
Phase V
 
GE Transportation Systems
April 1995
Kodak Ultra Color 400UC
35mm Print Film  
Pentax ZX-M
 
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens
 
060905-12
 
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.
 
Rensselaer, NY
 
December 18th, 2017
1:06pm
Coach Yard Photo
 
Phase III
 
GE Transportation Systems
April 1995
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 70D
 
Canon 17-40mm EF
f4.0L Zoom Lens
f4.0 @ 1/500th sec
ISO 800
903-1625
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. With funding provided by the State of New York, these units have been or will be repainted into Phase III with a special "Empire Service" emblem on each side. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.
 
Depew, NY
 
July 23rd, 2021
3:50pm
Maple Leaf #63
 
Phase III
 
GE Transportation Systems
April 1995
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 90D
 
Canon 24mm EF
f1.4L II Wide-Angle Lens
f10.0 @ 1/800th sec
ISO 400
B08-4127
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in April 1995 and numbered 700. This series of locomotives (a total of 18 would be built) were built to replace the EMD FL9's. These "Dual-Mode" units were built to operate on diesel power above-ground and on third-rail electric power when in the tunnels going into New York's Penn Station. With funding provided by the State of New York, these units have been or will be repainted into Phase III with a special "Empire Service" emblem on each side. This unit is also equipped with an escape hatch similar to Metro-North Railroad's P32's that operate into Grand Central Terminal since Amtrak ran service there in 2018 due to trackwork at Penn Station. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.