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Amtrak Excursion June 18, 2016
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Hotel reservation and airline tickets are booked.
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Would love to take that trip, but the commute to get there makes it out of the question. We have nothing like this around this part of the country. They're talking about maybe one between Phoenix and Tucson, but that's just talk, gee, wouldn't it be great if they turned to steam to do it?
Good luck, I hope you'd get a chance to ride the excursion train rather than just watch it fly by.
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Well, they have my money. I just hope I can book the trip in time. Its going to suck going down to Washington, only to come BACK up to Philadelphia (near home), to then be whisked away back down south.
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I haven't decided yet if I'm riding or photographing.
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They claim to have photo opportunities. Definitely also going for the shop tour. Only crappy thing is that the only amtrak train arriving in time that morning leaves Philadelphia at 4:32 in the morning. The next train doesn't arrive until just after the excursion leaves !
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For the record, there is at least one Amtrak AEM-7 still in service, leased to MARC for its Penn Line commuter trains:
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Well, its done. I'm definitely going. Should be worth it!
Besides, I didn't do any special train trips last year, so this makes up for it.
This one is already in a museum with a few of my other Favorite electrics.
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just so you Philly guys know, the excursion is heading north from Hawthorne station. (MP 103). two aem7s with the beech grove car on the rear.
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I ended up shooting instead of riding. Will have photos later in the week. Won't be home until Monday night.
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Forgot to mention, Amtrak ran an extra with 642, 145, 42, and four cars that I caught in Perryville later in the evening.
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those were at Wilmington for the open house. they left fast, I noticed they were gone on my return trip.
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