Testing
In 1976, Amtrak tested French and Swedish locomotives on the Northeast Corridor in an attempt to find a replacement for the aging GG-1 locomotives originally built for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Swedish model, a R4c locomotive designed by Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), was designated the X995 during its testing phase. The X995 wears the Amtrak Phase II livery introduced in 1975. EMD eventually built 65 AEM7 motors based on this design and they proved their worth on the Northeast Corridor into the 21st Century.
The test model X995 was approaching Washington Union Station with train 111 at Ivy City, passing an Amtrak P30CH and a Southern E8. Good times in the past.
Not bad for a seven year old, eh?
*I had to do a LOT of tweaking on this as the composition was terrible with lots of foreground clutter.
Testing
In 1976, Amtrak tested French and Swedish locomotives on the Northeast Corridor in an attempt to find a replacement for the aging GG-1 locomotives originally built for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Swedish model, a R4c locomotive designed by Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), was designated the X995 during its testing phase. The X995 wears the Amtrak Phase II livery introduced in 1975. EMD eventually built 65 AEM7 motors based on this design and they proved their worth on the Northeast Corridor into the 21st Century.
The test model X995 was approaching Washington Union Station with train 111 at Ivy City, passing an Amtrak P30CH and a Southern E8. Good times in the past.
Not bad for a seven year old, eh?
*I had to do a LOT of tweaking on this as the composition was terrible with lots of foreground clutter.