Amtrak AEM-7 Electric Locomotive Farewell! - CoasterFan2105
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Date: 2022-05-12
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Wellerman
I appreciate everyone who contributed into making this video. As far as I know, from my experience riding along the Northeast Corridor being pulled by the AEM-7 is a very fantastic sensation and to see it retire after almost 38 years just makes me upset. When i was 19 i would always take the AEM-7 just to get to Providence. A lot of people just said -Take the Acela; its much faster than that rust bucket of a train- and instead of taking their advice, I wouldn't ride any other Northeast train except for the AEM-7. I will always have respect for the AEM-7, retired or not. Thank you for making this video, CoasterFan2105. I really appreciate.
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I appreciate everyone who contributed into making this video. As far as I know, from my experience riding along the Northeast Corridor being pulled by the AEM-7 is a very fantastic sensation and to see it retire after almost 38 years just makes me upset. When i was 19 i would always take the AEM-7 just to get to Providence. A lot of people just said -Take the Acela; its much faster than that rust bucket of a train- and instead of taking their advice, I wouldn't ride any other Northeast train except for the AEM-7. I will always have respect for the AEM-7, retired or not. Thank you for making this video, CoasterFan2105. I really appreciate.
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Hayden
Personally I hope one of these days one of the preserved ones makes it to someplace like the Smithsonian American History museum in Washington DC, a more than fitting end for one of the main loco models of the company that helped bring back passenger rail. Considering that most museums in DC have been modifying, switching up their exhibits in the past few years hopefully that won't be an infeasible option
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Personally I hope one of these days one of the preserved ones makes it to someplace like the Smithsonian American History museum in Washington DC, a more than fitting end for one of the main loco models of the company that helped bring back passenger rail. Considering that most museums in DC have been modifying, switching up their exhibits in the past few years hopefully that won't be an infeasible option
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Jessica
The AEM-7 was literally the first locomotive that popped into my mind as a young girl when my grandfather used to take me by the NEC trackside and my aunt, who worked as a secretary for Amtrak, took me up to the engineer training center in Wilmington. Now at age 25, and hiring on to NS within my new home of the Midwest region, I couldn't miss seeing these more than ever.
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The AEM-7 was literally the first locomotive that popped into my mind as a young girl when my grandfather used to take me by the NEC trackside and my aunt, who worked as a secretary for Amtrak, took me up to the engineer training center in Wilmington. Now at age 25, and hiring on to NS within my new home of the Midwest region, I couldn't miss seeing these more than ever.
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J.
The AEM-7, the greyhound of the rails, to have had the opportunity of riding a train being pulled by one of these great machines, not noticing anything unusual, even at speeds of 125 MPH except, to find, you have gone from one station to the next. They will always be remembered in the history of the Northeast Corridor Railways.
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The AEM-7, the greyhound of the rails, to have had the opportunity of riding a train being pulled by one of these great machines, not noticing anything unusual, even at speeds of 125 MPH except, to find, you have gone from one station to the next. They will always be remembered in the history of the Northeast Corridor Railways.
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pioneerz450
Over here the Swedish meatballs (RC-locomotives) are still running. Incredible how simplicity makes for reliability. A guy retrofitting the ABB X2 with new control equipment made a comment on how the old stuff was made to last. And the stuff he was putting in, not so much.
Long live simplicity.
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Over here the Swedish meatballs (RC-locomotives) are still running. Incredible how simplicity makes for reliability. A guy retrofitting the ABB X2 with new control equipment made a comment on how the old stuff was made to last. And the stuff he was putting in, not so much.
Long live simplicity.
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Mr.
It's funny to think that when these were babies, a few coupled behind the last GG1s for power to the new amfleet cars on a few tours. Now the Toasters, along with the Hippos, littl' Joe's, and Meatballs all are shoved away into the boneyard of history. - Amazingly well done! -Keep it up! -
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It's funny to think that when these were babies, a few coupled behind the last GG1s for power to the new amfleet cars on a few tours. Now the Toasters, along with the Hippos, littl' Joe's, and Meatballs all are shoved away into the boneyard of history. - Amazingly well done! -Keep it up! -
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Tom
4: 27
-During this time, the last of the E60 locomotives were also replaced by the new HHP-8, a locomotive that will also be plagued with reliability issues. -
Cuomo: I love the video! I always love the pretty M9s on the Far Rockaway Branch and this is the newest train model.
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-During this time, the last of the E60 locomotives were also replaced by the new HHP-8, a locomotive that will also be plagued with reliability issues. -
Cuomo: I love the video! I always love the pretty M9s on the Far Rockaway Branch and this is the newest train model.
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Andrew
Back in the early 80-s I used to take Amtrak from Boston to NYC. Leaving South Station, Boston on an Amtrak F40PH we had to stop for 10 mins at New Haven, CT as they made a change from a diesel locomotive to an electric. That electric must have been an AEM-7.
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Back in the early 80-s I used to take Amtrak from Boston to NYC. Leaving South Station, Boston on an Amtrak F40PH we had to stop for 10 mins at New Haven, CT as they made a change from a diesel locomotive to an electric. That electric must have been an AEM-7.
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John
-The Swedish meatball- was Amtrak's most dependable, efficient and durable electric locomotive; As an Amtrak Conductor for almost 30 years, I can attest to it's brilliance after the turkey that the E-60cp was, and the AEM-7's acceleration was tremendous!
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-The Swedish meatball- was Amtrak's most dependable, efficient and durable electric locomotive; As an Amtrak Conductor for almost 30 years, I can attest to it's brilliance after the turkey that the E-60cp was, and the AEM-7's acceleration was tremendous!
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Adventures
R. I. P AEM-7, you will be missed! --.
But I do absolutely love the acs64. Its a beautiful looking locomotive In my opinion. Although I like the aem7 too, not enough to beat the ACS.
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R. I. P AEM-7, you will be missed! --.
But I do absolutely love the acs64. Its a beautiful looking locomotive In my opinion. Although I like the aem7 too, not enough to beat the ACS.
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