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» Bombardier/Alstom HHP-8 (more..)
» South of 30th Street Station 
» Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (more..)
» April 04, 2014
Locomotive No./Train ID Photographer
» AMTK 664 (more..)
» Unknown
» Mitch Goldman (more..)
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A "Hippo" on the loose!

An Amtrak long distance train, led by a then in service HHP-8, departs Philadelphia, southbound for Washington DC and points south. These locomotive's original type designation was "HHL-8" for HighHorsepower Locomotive - 8,000 horsepower. Rumor has it, management changed the name to HHP-8 after it was heard some employees were substituting the "L" for "Lousy". Amtrak's HHP-8's suffered from low reliability and as a result, the fleet of 15 had been retired by Amtrak within 15 years, the last motor retired (by Amtrak) on November 7, 2014.

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