Just got the following through the grapevine. Time to break out the dead horse sticks and carry on about who should save what.
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| Author: | RSwinnerton [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule |
Just got the following through the grapevine. Time to break out the dead horse sticks and carry on about who should save what.
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| Author: | bigjim4life [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule |
Unless I'm missing something this is just a sequence, there are no set dates yet, right? |
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| Author: | RSwinnerton [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule |
Not that I'm aware of, but I'd say it would start as soon as the new units are through their break in / testing phase. Some of the wreck units may go right away. |
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| Author: | robertjohndavis [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule |
I am pretty confident an AEM7 will be with us in preservation, but I have yet to hear any chatter about anyone wanting an HHP8. I can't make the case to save one, but in terms of aesthetics they are my favorite NEC motors since the GG-1. Funny how there are still G's that need saving and we are talking about units 3 generations older! Rob |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule |
There are reports floating about on Facebook Amtrak groups that: 901 (rebuilt to AC) is sitting at Wilmington "parted out" as a parts donor for other AEM7's, but with an eye towards possible static preservation; 902 (oldest, lowest-numbered original DC one left) has been stashed away on a siding at Washington's Ivy City for future preservation. |
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| Author: | PMC [ Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule |
How many unmodified are left? https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... -cab-cars/ |
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