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Albany, New York is where Amtrak changes
engines for all Empire Service. October 1997, and F40 228 prepares
to couple to our train for Toronto. |
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Amtrak unit 706 took us from Penn
Station to Albany. From here, it will wait its next assignment back
to Penn Station. October 1997. |
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The engine is connected to our train
and we are almost ready to continue. The Amfleet cars sport a Northeast
Direct logo. October 1997. |
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A GO Transit train approaches Toronto's
Union Station in October 1997. Note the bi-level coach. |
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Arial view of Toronto's Union Station
as seen in October 1997 from CN tower. The station hosts trains from
Go Transit, VIA Rail and Amtrak. There is also a freight bypass track
at right. |
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A pair of SD40-2s
run light toward Altoona in August 1999. |
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A former Conrail
locomotive and a NS C40-9W head east toward Altoona over Horseshoe Curve
in August 1999. |
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A former Conrail
Dash-8 and a NS locomotive head east through Altoona with an auto train
past the Altoona Railroaders Museum in August 1999. |
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A former Conrail
SD40-2 and a NS locomotive head west over Horseshoe Curve with a string
of gondolas in August 1999. |
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A SD70 and a
SD50 lead a westbound intermodal train through Horseshoe Curve in August
1999. |
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A pair of SD40-2s
push on the end of a mixed freight train through Horseshoe Curve in August
1999. |
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Former Conrail
SD40-2 leads an eastbound train through Horseshoe Curve in August 1999.
Most of the SD40-2 fleet sports the "Conrail Quality" logo. |
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A string of
locomotives head east over Horseshoe Curve in August 1999. |
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Two more SD40-2s
bring up the rear of the above pictured train. |
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PRR SD50 5425 leads an eastbound train
down Horseshoe Curve. |
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Two SD40-2s
lead a NS C40-9W eastbound through Horseshoe Curve. The PRR locomotive
at right is a GP9 which replaced K4 1360. |