The 'Minuteman' under partly cloudy skies. According to the slide notes, this is one of the first revenue runs for this unit. A J. C. Smith, Jr. original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Note the lack of lettering on the nose. An H. E. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
The train provides welcome color on an otherwise dingy winter day in 1987. An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.
An H. E. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Note the former Metroliner cab car in the consist. An H. E. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A Bruce Van Sant original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.
Note the severely bent catenary pole in the background. A Norman Blackwood original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A Richard Louderback original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
The #900 undergoing numerous tests at the FRA Transportation Test Center. The FRA published a rather extensive report detailing the results of these tests which can be found Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: ASEA AEM-7Location: Pueblo, Colorado, USALocomotive #: AMTK 900Train ID: TestPhoto Date: May 07, 1981
This unit was nearly new at this time. I am sure someone can place the location of this image based on the signals. The slide did not specify. An original Ektachrome slide from my collection; t... (more)
The slide notes this unit was one of the units powering the Barnum & Bailey Circus train that year. An original Agfachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.
A southbound Amtrak train lead by AEM7 936 crosses the Gunpowder River at Chase, Maryland. In just over eight months, this quiet location would become nationally known thanks to a pothead named Ri... (more)
A southbound Amtrak train glides over the Gunpowder River at Chase, Maryland.
Dwarfed by the massive bridge over the Susquehanna River, a southbound Northeast Corridor train flies through Havre de Grace, Maryland.
A Scott Cotner original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A nearly new #925 with the 'Yankee Clipper'. A J. C. Smith Jr. original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Note the mirror on the bridge wall to the right of the #942. An H. E Brouse original Kodachrome slide form my collection.
An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer as not specified.
The #900 was destroyed in the tragic Chase, MD., accident at 1:30pm on January 4th, 1987, along with the #903. An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.
An original Kodachrome slide form my collection; the photographer was not specified.
A John M. Peico original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Note the aged catenary maintenance equipment along the left side of the frame. A Reuben S. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Note the consist of de-motored Metroliner coaches, which still collect power from the catenary for HEP functions. An H. E. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Amtrak AEM7 #910 with FL9 #489. A Bill Myers original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Note the Metroliner in the distance along the right side of the frame. An H. E. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A Ralph L. Phillips original 35mm negative from my collection.
A delightful assortment of Amtrak goodness is on display in the summer of 1982. A Tim Mader original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A John Maggio original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
The #922 suffered a transformer failure in July of 2003. The resulting fire made a ghastly mess. A Marc Grinter original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A James C. Herold original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A Gordon Lloyd, Jr. original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
A John C. Benson original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Amtrak AEM7 #928 arrives in Harrisburg with a Keystone Service train in tow on a dingy January day. Note the consist of de-motored Metroliner coaches that still collect power from the catenary fo... (more)
Amtrak AEM7 #915 idles at the Race Street motor pit. This particular unit was preserved and now lives in Strasburg. A Richard Louderback original Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Amtrak AEM7 #902 leads a Keystone Service train westbound over the Swatara Creek bridge. Note the consist of de-motored Metroliner coaches that still collect power from the catenary for HEP funct... (more)
A Reuben S. Brouse original slide from my collection.
A typical collection of mid-90s Amtrak equipment gathers at the Race Street Engine Facility in May 1993. Included are AEM-7s, E60MAs, F40PHs and orange GP9s. One NJ Transit GP40FH-2 adds some va... (more)
SEPTA’s AEM7 test train has been reconfigured to point south, and is now leaving Lansdale to return to Philadelphia.
With its train of five blueliners in the Lansdale holding yard, the Amtrak AEM7 being tested by SEPTA has coupled to the opposite end of the MU cars, and is preparing to return to Philadelphia.
In anticipation of delivery of seven AEM7’s, SEPTA wanted to test the new locomotives’ burden on its electrical distribution supplying the former Reading electrification. A Sunday, the slowest... (more)
A mix of power is resting at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia.
Amtrak AEM-7 #927 roars north (Amtrak east) through Bristol Township with a Regional Express passing the 1947 built former PRR "Grundy" Tower. The tower remained in operation through Amtrak up un... (more)
Well known for its famous cheese steaks, Philly was once a great place for Meatballs - Swedish ones, anyway! AEM-7 No. 905 captured departing Philadelphia, PA back in February of 2015.
Amtrak AEM-7 No. 941 leads a Harrisburg, PA bound "Keystone" west along Northeast Corridor passing the tower at Princeton, NJ. The track to the far left is for the "Princeton Dinky" - a short com... (more)
An Amtrak Regional Express whips past Bristol station on the express tracks over freshly fallen snow led by a rather pristine AEM-7 bound for Philadelphia.
The 945 still had over a decade of service left before retirement, and is now preserved at IRM. The 610 was still on the active roster at the time, but already made its last revenue run months pri... (more)
SEPTA's AEM-7 No. 2301 makes a late evening appearance in Bridesburg located in the northeast part of Philadelphia with a push-pull set bound for Trenton, NJ.
An Amtrak AEM-7 leads an eastbound "Keystone" through Paradise and past Leaman Place Junction. The track to the far left is Strasburg Railroad's connection to the mainline - note the freight cars... (more)
Amtrak AEM-7 945 sits on display at Yard 5 at IRM. Although AEM-7s are not exactly units you could find in Illinois, it's nice to see one saved.
As the sun drops low in West Haven, CT, an Amtrak AEM-7 on the point of a Boston-Washington train speeds beneath a bank of the unique stubby semaphores installed here by the New Haven Railroad in ... (more)
AEM-7 2303 pulls into 30th Street in the middle of the Evening Rush. In just under 6 months from this photo, SEPTA would officially say farewell to the beloved AEM-7's.
11 years ago this scene was normal, now both locomotives are no longer hauling trains.
An old timer once told me you can always tell the best running AEM-7s because they look the worst. What he meant was that since they were always on the road, they didn't get as much time for cosme... (more)
New and old meet.
Arriving WIL.
946 arrives Metropark with a Northeast Regional. The 946 go on to become the trailing unit on the very last run of an AEM-7.
907 on inbound Northeast Regional 85 to Richmond.
939 leads a Northeast Regional into WIL as Rail Campers wait to board.
This was a very common sight four years ago, but now the scene has Sprinters instead of Toasters.
The 915 heads out of Penn Station into the light before ducking under the streets of New York to head into the tunnel under the Hudson River, while construction to cover the tracks with sky scrape... (more)
Plenty of passengers pass by the 944, but not a one pays it any attention.
939 heads out of Wilmington in the the low winter sun.
921 accelerates out of BWI on a nice fall day.
SEPTA's AEM-7 No. 2306 makes an appearance under sunny skies at Woodbourne Station in Langhorne, PA. SEPTA power for the push-pull sets was often in rotation meaning any one of its 7 "Toaste... (more)
A late afternoon SEPTA push pull commuter set is led into Daylesford station with one of the transit agency's AEM-7's in September of 2016.
An employee checks things out as Amtrak AEM-7 917 leads an eastbound Northeast Corridor train from Washington into the station at New Haven, CT, where the boxy electric will be replaced by an F40 ... (more)
