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Rensselaer, NY |
August 14th, 2002 1:55pm |
Empire Service #286 (On-Time Section) |
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Kodak Ektachrome 400 35mm Slide |
Pentax ZX-M |
Vivitar (Pentax) 28mm f2.8 Wide-Angle |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 704. 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. |
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Niagara Falls, NY |
March 13th, 2009 7:05pm |
Empire Service #281 |
Phase V |
GE Transportation Systems August 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi |
Canon 18-55mm EF-S f3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens |
f5.0 @ 1/40th sec ISO 200 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 704. 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. |
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Depew, NY |
January 9th, 2016 8:45am |
Coach Yard Photo |
Phase III |
GE Transportation Systems August 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 70D |
Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 704. 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. 704 was the first unit to receive this paint scheme. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com. |
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Rensselaer, NY |
December 17th, 2018 1:41pm |
Empire Service #281 |
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GE Transportation Systems August 1995 |
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Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 80D |
Canon 24-105mm EF f4.0L IS Zoom Lens |
f8.0 @ 1/640th sec ISO 400 |
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Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 704. 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. 704 was the first unit to receive this paint scheme. 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. |
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