One of the last survivors of the AEM7 fleet heads west through the Hamilton station. At the time of this photo, there were only three AEM7s left on Amtrak's in-service roster.

Rivals Square Off...
The newest ACS-64 and a veteran AEM-7 appear to be in a face-off just east of North Elizabeth station . A two-car test train heads east toward Lane interlocking o... (more)

The Twilight Years: Amtrak's AEM-7 fleet has served the railroad well for over 35 years. They plied the Northeast Corridor for almost as long as the venerable GG1 electrics they replaced. But now,... (more)

Amtrak AEM-7 921 leads a passenger train out of Newark on it's way North. The day this photo was taken I took the morning and headed to the Northeast Corridor to try and catch some of the new ACS-... (more)

An AEM-7 hangs out with a GP38H-3 in the yard while P42s and ACS-64s handle the revenue trains.

Amtrak is working to perfect hovercar technology for 2015...or 910 is in the shop for an overhaul. Resting on jacks while her trucks are rebuilt, and new wheels installed. Hard to believe just 3 s... (more)

Soldiering on - Amtrak AEM-7 #917 roars westbound (south) through Edison ducking the position lights just ahead of the NJT station. The plume of snow in its wake is remnants of the season's first... (more)

A southbound as viewed from the former PRR South St. Station platforms in Newark, NJ.

Amtrak AEM-7 #944 leads a train southbound through Marcus Hook, PA.

AEM-7 in a Blizzard
This will probably be the last winter season for the dwindling fleet of AEM-7s on Amtrak's roster. So it was very nice to see 919 leading Northeast Regional train ... (more)

One of the last AEM-7s built (Sept 1988) trundles to a stop at E-Town with two Heritage coaches, on its way to Harrisburg. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Amtrak invested $140 Million to upg... (more)

Amtrak AEM-7AC 948 brings its train around the wye in the carrier's Ivy City Yard in Washington DC on January 22nd, 2015. This will become one of Amtrak's many "Northeast Regional" trains, which ... (more)

Amtrak AEM-7AC 948 runs out some of its last miles before retirement as it speeds train 174, one of the carrier's ubiquitous Northeast Regional trains (this one heading from Washington DC t... (more)

Amtrak's active AEM-7s are getting harder to find being replaced by the ACS-64s. AEM-7 919, tows ACS-64 647, one of its eventual replacements through Elizabeth.