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Re: Caltrain AEM 7 thread
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 12-17-2018 - 19:47
Clem Wrote:
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> Caltrain purchased from Mitsui one test
> locomotive, ex-Amtrak #938. They also purchased
> #929 for parts to get #938 running. (My source for
> this information is Caltrain’s contract with
> Mitsui.) Amtrak did the refurbishment. I imagine
> that a cross-country move of such an unusual
> vehicle would get some attention, so it might not
> have happened yet. Every ACS-64 out of Sacramento
> can be tracked east, so an AEM-7 headed west will
> surely be on the railfan radar.
Gotta wonder if 938 will receive official Calrain paint.
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> Caltrain purchased from Mitsui one test
> locomotive, ex-Amtrak #938. They also purchased
> #929 for parts to get #938 running. (My source for
> this information is Caltrain’s contract with
> Mitsui.) Amtrak did the refurbishment. I imagine
> that a cross-country move of such an unusual
> vehicle would get some attention, so it might not
> have happened yet. Every ACS-64 out of Sacramento
> can be tracked east, so an AEM-7 headed west will
> surely be on the railfan radar.
Gotta wonder if 938 will receive official Calrain paint.
