RailPictures.Net Photo: SPAX 218 SEPTA Budd Silverliner II at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania by Mitch Goldman

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» Marcus Hook Station
» Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, USA (more..)
» August, 2011

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A 1962 Budd built speedster built for the PRR meets an Amtrak AEM-7, 20 years it's senior at Marcus Hook. The maximum speed of the modern AEM-7 Swedish engineered motor: 125. Top speed for the Silverliner II: 155.2 mph. Watch a video of those test runs from the 1960's here.

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