I never realized this was all done by hand ; ). Unlike the the GG1's, I do not suppose we'll be seeing many scattered throughout the US. If I recall correctly, one is at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (915), another at the Illinois Railway Museum (945) and some went to CA, though for testing. Would seem fitting to see another in the eclectic collection at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis. Perhaps another at the B&O Railroad Museum. Nice catch, Matt.
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| Posted by Adam J. on December 20, 2020 | |
There might be hope for the ones Amtrak sold to other railroads and companies. Sad to see them go, but nice shot!
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| Posted by Kibu on December 30, 2020 | |
One thing that kinda hurt the AEM-7, was the fact that they were severely limited in where they could be used. There really aren't a whole lot of electrified commuter railroads in the US; so while sure, they were still useful in a way, there were very few companies that could actually take them. Another thing that helped the old GG1's last as long as they did, was they were very useful when it came to pulling freight, as well as passenger service. While the AEM could technically do this as well, freight service along the NEC is largely dying out, so they basically became white elephants. They were super expensive locomotives, which could do one job really well, but were limited in where they could do it; and any other job they might be tasked with, could be handled by a couple cheap GP units.
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