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Amtrak GE P32AC-DM #708
Syracuse, NY
 
March 29th, 1999
5:05pm
Empire Service #281
 
Phase III
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Kodak Royal Gold 100
35mm Print
Pentax K-1000
 
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens
 
AMTK708A
 
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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
1:54pm
Empire Service #287
 
Phase V
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Kodak UltraColor 400UC
35mm Print
Pentax ZX-M
 
Pentax 50mm f2.0 Lens
 
060509A-37
 
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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.
 
Depew, NY
 
February 12th, 2021
1:10pm
Maple Leaf #64
 
Phase V
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 90D
 
Canon 17-40mm EF
f4.0L Zoom Lens
f16.0 @ 1/160th sec
ISO 100
A81-2135
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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. 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.
 
Depew, NY
 
May 24th, 2022
10:27am
Lake Shore Limited #48
 
Phase V
 
GE Transportation Systems
August 1995
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 90D
 
Canon 16-35mm EF
f2.8L III Zoom Lens
f10.0 @ 1/60th sec
ISO 100
B53-6936
 
Built by General Electric Transportation Systems in August 1995 and numbered 708. 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.