Amtrak AEM7 / HHP8 retirement schedule

RSwinnerton · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:32 pm **Posts:** 198

Just got the following through the grapevine. Time to break out the dead horse sticks and carry on about who should save what.

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:35 pm

Unless I'm missing something this is just a sequence, there are no set dates yet, right?

RSwinnerton · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:32 pm **Posts:** 198

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.

robertjohndavis · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 am **Posts:** 2499

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

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:23 am

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.

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2600

How many unmodified are left? https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... -cab-cars/

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