Amtrak Train 137 heading west through Niantic.

Now a museum piece at Strasburg, the 915 emerges from the woods west of Elizabethtown, clattering along the old PRR 152-lb jointed rail with the "Pennsylvanian."

Close up of the Re-manufacture plate on the 946.

The last two AEM-7s sit in Ivy City before being hauled off to Wilmington that evening.

A northbound Conrail mineral train meets a DC-bound AEM-7 on the 1913-built Bush River Bridge.

The last AEM-7AC to run a revenue mile, squares off with one of the newest ACS-64s on the toaster's last day in Washington DC.

The unsung hero, 939 was the parts donor keeping the 942 and 946 going up until the very end. It is seen spending its last afternoon in Ivy City waiting to be hauled to Wilmington that nig... (more)

A battered No. 920 is eastbound against the grain as it brakes Train 664 for a station stop at 9:42 a.m.

A heavy snow falls as the frozen toaster is determined to make it to DC.

I had the rare and distinct honor of photographing the AEM-7 Farewell Excursion photo op from the head end. The engineer tugs at the whistle cord to sound the horn as we proceed into the MARC sta... (more)

Old meets new - with only three Amtrak AEM-7s left (all in MARC service) there aren't many opportunities to catch a meet like this.

On the first day of SEPTA service disruptions due to an issue with the new Silverliner V equipment, a train bound for Center City Philadelphia departs Trenton about 15 minutes late with AEM-7 2306... (more)

As the AEM7 era on Amtrak draws to a close, here’s a look at the early part of that age. Six month old number 913 wheels a southbound train through Morrisville, Pennsylvania.