Amtrak X996  Contributor's Pick!       
Experimental French electric X996 is working hard trying to earn a spot on the Amtrak roster. The X996 races through Morrisville on the NEC in April, 1977.
Date: 4/6/1977 Location: Morrisville, PA Views: 3375 Collection Of:   Alan Page
Locomotives: AMTK X996(UNKNOWN)    Author:  Alan Page
Amtrak X996
Picture Categories: Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  When Amtrak was looking to replace the GG1’s
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Tolu Solanke General In its Amtrak livery, X996 was arguably the rarest loco of the time! excelentt shot. 4/30/2016 1:32:29 PM
Alan Page General Thanks so much for the kind comment, Tolu! Amtrak and Conrail was throwing everything onto the NEC during those early days of the '77 Septa strike. The platform near the tracks was a great location in those days, but those flying locomotives put up quite an air blast as they roared by. 4/30/2016 2:41:04 PM
Steve Coraggio General Great close up shot of X996 6/4/2020 4:07:15 PM
Scott Crotwell General Great action shot and catch! 10/7/2020 6:17:41 PM
Tom Beckett General Good catch on one of the more interesting test subjects to run on the Corridor. It was an interesting time. Home page 06-17-2021 6/17/2021 3:59:27 AM

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