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Railfan Model Pictures of the Week
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| Railfan Model Pictures of the Week - 4/26/2021 |
| Amtrak turns 50 this week, and looking forward to adding the Avelia Liberty to this line up. |
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Initially, Amtrak's express service on the Northeast Corridor was the Metroliner multiple unit trains handed down from PRR/PC. Bachmann #1303 Amtrak Metroliner Dummy AMTK 803 circa 1971 |
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Because of reliability and speed problems, the Metroliner mantle was handed over to AEM-7's pulling Amfleet coaches. Atlas #8573 Amtrak AEM-7 circa 1982 |
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In the early 1990's, Amtrak decided to return to the dedicated unit train concept and borrowed trains from Sweden and Germany to test on the NEC. Heljan #7498020 X2000 circa 1992 |
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| Fleischmann #93 4440 Amtrak ICE circa 1993 |
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After a number of years sifting through the results, Amtrak came up with their own specifications and the end product was the Acela Express. Bachmann #01202 Acela Express AMTK 2003 circa 2000 |
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