On January 4, 1987, two trains collided on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor main line near Chase, Maryland, United States, at Gunpow Interlocking. Amtrak train 94, the Colonial, traveling north from Washin
Aerial view of the Colonial after the accident
The Colonial after the collision. The second car from right is a Heritage Fleet coach; the rest are Amfleets.
The interior of Conrail GE B36-7 #5044. The bulb for the "approach" aspect of the cab signal is missing.
Amtrak AEM-7 900 undergoing trials in January 1980. Unit 900 was the prototype of this class, and was one of the Amtrak locomotives destroyed in the accident
EMD AEM-7
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The EMD AEM-7 is a twin-cab four-axle B-B 7,000 hp electric locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Division and ASEA between 1978 and 1988. The locomotive is a derivative of the Swedish SJ Rc4 desi
Amtrak AEM-7 No. 943 with a Metroliner at Seabrook, Maryland, in 1987
Swedish Rc4 imported and repainted in Amtrak's livery for evaluation. This locomotive performed well and would become the basis of the AEM-7.
No. 939 was among the 29 units rebuilt as AEM-7ACs.
Two MARC AEM-7s at BWI Airport in 2012.