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. It is a derivative of the Swedish SJ Rc4 designed for pas
Amtrak AEM-7 No. 943 with a Metroliner at Seabrook, Maryland, in 1987
Swedish Rc4 imported and repainted in Amtrak 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.
GE E60
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The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems between 1972 and 1983. The E60s were produced in several variants for both freight and passenger
EMD AEM-7
…Corridor while commuter operators MARC and SEPTA purchased four and seven for a combined total of 65. Amtrak ordered the AEM-7 after the failure of the GE E60 locomotive. The first locomotives entered service in 1980 and were an immediate success, ending a decade of uncertainty on the Northeast Corridor. In…
Amtrak E60CH No. 957 on the Northeast Corridor in 1980
Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad E60C No. 6003 in 2010
Ex-NdeM E60C-2 No. EA034 leads a train on the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad in 2007
Ex-Amtrak E60MA No. 603 preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania