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Viewing Album:  Mothballed/Retired Amtrak Equipment (AEM-7's, HHP-8's, F40's, & Turboliners)
 
By:Ben Kranefeld
Dates:3/29/2015 - 3/29/2015
Album Info:*Turboliners - Mothballed at the Amtrak Car Shops in Bear, DE, these gas turbine trainsets were built for Amtrak in the 1970s. Consisting of three passenger cars with two powercars on either end, these trains saw service mainly in New York along the Empire Corridor. After a handful of the Turboliner sets were refurbished and upgraded in the early 2000's, Amtrak withdrew them from service in 2004 due to issues with the air conditioning and HVAC systems. In 2018, two of the three sets that had been in storage in Bear, DE were taken north to Amtrak's Adams Yard in New Brunswick, NJ to be used in the training of law enforcement. A video of that move can be seen via this link: https://youtu.be/AMDpN-DWwbo *HHP8s - Designed by Alstrom and Bombardier, the HHP8s were a twin-cab electric locomotive that began service with Amtrak circa 1999. Throughout their service lives, the HHP8s were plagued with mechanical and reliability problems with correspondingly high per capita, unscheduled maintenance and replacement costs. The HHP8s saw service along the Northeast Corridor until Amtrak withdrew and retired them in November of 2014. *The Amtrak AEM-7 began service in 1980, replacing the aging GG1's and eventually the E60's (by 2003). Most were rebuilt in the late 90s, converting 29 units from DC to AC. The AEM-7's remained in service for a total of 36 years, before finally being retired in 2016. One unit, #915 has been preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.
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AMTK 2143
Title:  AMTK 2143
Description:  Out of service since 2003. Currently at the Amtrak Car Shop facilities in Bear, DE
Photo Date:  8/7/2014  Upload Date: 8/7/2014 4:31:54 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 2143(Turboliner)
Views:  1443   Comments: 5
AMTK 2143
Title:  AMTK 2143
Description:  Close up of Powercar #2143 with the "Great Seal of New York" on the cab. Also, note the third rail shoe installed on the front truck for operation into New York's Penn Station
Photo Date:  8/7/2014  Upload Date: 8/7/2014 4:34:26 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 2143(Turboliner)
Views:  926   Comments: 1
AMTK 2143
Title:  AMTK 2143
Description:  Stored in the rear of the yard and obscured by equipment, three Turboliner trainsets are mothballed at the Amtrak facility in DE
Photo Date:  8/7/2014  Upload Date: 8/7/2014 4:36:42 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 2143(Turboliner)
Views:  656   Comments: 3
Amtrak Deadlines
Title:  Amtrak Deadlines
Description:  Amtrak #408 sits along side of one of the retired Turboliners at the Amtrak Car Shops in Bear,DE
Photo Date:  8/7/2014  Upload Date: 8/7/2014 4:37:12 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 408(F40PHR) AMTK 2143(Turboliner)
Views:  1685   Comments: 6
AMTK 408
Title:  AMTK 408
Description:  Built in 1988
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 4:30:53 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 408(F40PHR)
Views:  1221   Comments: 2
AMTK 404
Title:  AMTK 404
Description:  Built in 1987
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:46:59 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 404(F40PHR)
Views:  1094   Comments: 1
AMTK 402
Title:  AMTK 402
Description:  Built in 1987
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 4:53:01 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 402(F40PHR)
Views:  902   Comments: 2
AMTK 409
Title:  AMTK 409
Description:  Built in 1988
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 4:55:18 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 409(F40PHR)
Views:  1030   Comments: 3
AMTK 401
Title:  AMTK 401
Description:  Built in 1987
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 4:57:48 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 401(F40PHR)
Views:  1035   Comments: 1
AMTK 658
Title:  AMTK 658
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:00:19 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 658(HHP8)
Views:  639   Comments: 0
AMTK 662
Title:  AMTK 662
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:02:11 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 662(HHP8)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
AMTK 650
Title:  AMTK 650
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:03:49 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 650(HHP8)
Views:  966   Comments: 0
Amtrak Deadline
Title:  Amtrak Deadline
Description:  At the Amtrak car shops in Bear, DE
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:06:00 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 662(HHP8) AMTK 650(HHP8) AMTK 663(HHP8)
Views:  1124   Comments: 1
AMTK 657
Title:  AMTK 657
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:07:59 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 657(HHP8)
Views:  444   Comments: 2
Amtrak Deadline
Title:  Amtrak Deadline
Description:  At the Amtrak car shops in Bear, DE
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:09:50 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 657(HHP8) AMTK 664(HHP8) AMTK 662(HHP8) AMTK 656(HHP8)
Views:  997   Comments: 1
Amtrak Deadline
Title:  Amtrak Deadline
Description:  At the Amtrak car shops in Bear, DE
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:12:05 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 658(HHP8) AMTK 659(HHP8) AMTK 401(F40PHR) AMTK 402(F40PHR) AMTK 404(F40PHR) AMTK 409(F40PHR) AMTK 408(F40PHR)
Views:  1993   Comments: 3
Amtrak Deadline
Title:  Amtrak Deadline
Description:  At the Amtrak car shops in Bear, DE
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:14:29 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 662(HHP8) AMTK 650(HHP8) AMTK 659(HHP8) AMTK 663(HHP8) AMTK 658(HHP8)
Views:  4146   Comments: 1
Amtrak Deadline
Title:  Amtrak Deadline
Description:  Retired Amtrak HHP8's and F40's stored in the rear of the Amtrak facility in Bear, DE.
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 3/29/2015 5:16:33 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 664(HHP8) AMTK 656(HHP8) AMTK 662(HHP8) AMTK 650(HHP8) AMTK 663(HHP8) AMTK 658(HHP8) AMTK 408(F40PHR) AMTK 659(HHP8) AMTK 401(F40PHR) AMTK 402(F40PHR) AMTK 404(F40PHR) AMTK 409(F40PHR)
Views:  3639   Comments: 2
Retired AEM-7s
Title:  Retired AEM-7s
Description:  AEM-7's #923 & 917 sit in between a pair Amtrak road switchers at the Amtrak shops in Wilmington. These two AEM-7s were recently retired after about 35 years in service. They will be sent to the Amtrak car shops in Bear, DE for disposition.
Photo Date:  2/21/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2016 11:06:08 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 723(GP38-3) AMTK 923(AEM7) AMTK 917(AEM7) AMTK 576(GP15)
Views:  549   Comments: 3
AMTK 923 & 917
Title:  AMTK 923 & 917
Description:  As of 2/21/16, #'s 923 & 917 are the latest AEM-7s to have been retired, leaving only three remaining on Amtrak's active roster
Photo Date:  2/21/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2016 11:07:06 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 923(AEM7) AMTK 917(AEM7)
Views:  358   Comments: 2
AMTK 923
Title:  AMTK 923
Description:  AEM-7 #923, built in 1981. Retired in 2016.
Photo Date:  2/21/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2016 11:08:00 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 923(AEM7)
Views:  313   Comments: 1
AMTK 917
Title:  AMTK 917
Description:  AEM-7 #917, built in 1981. Retired in 2016.
Photo Date:  2/21/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2016 11:08:47 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 917(AEM7)
Views:  317   Comments: 1
AMTK 828
Title:  AMTK 828
Description:  Built in 1993. Retired, and now serving as a training unit
Photo Date:  2/21/2016  Upload Date: 2/26/2017 5:58:09 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 828(P40DC)
Views:  676   Comments: 3
Amtrak's Wilmington Shops
Title:  Amtrak's Wilmington Shops
Description:  Shot taken from Bowers St at the various Amtrak equipment in the yard at the Wilmington Shops
Photo Date:  2/21/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2016 11:10:50 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 521(GP38H-3) AMTK 901(AEM7) AMTK 720(GP38-3) AMTK 721(GP38-3) AMTK 662(ACS-64)
Views:  677   Comments: 3
AMTK 928 & 901
Title:  AMTK 928 & 901
Description:  Retired Amtrak AEM-7's along side of the Wilmington Shops
Photo Date:  10/2/2016  Upload Date: 10/4/2016 11:52:01 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 928(AEM7) AMTK 901(AEM7)
Views:  879   Comments: 3
Retired Amtrak Baggage Cars
Title:  Retired Amtrak Baggage Cars
Description:  At the Amtrak Wilmington Shops
Photo Date:  10/2/2016  Upload Date: 10/4/2016 11:52:37 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  569   Comments: 2
AMTK 940
Title:  AMTK 940
Description:  Built in 1981. Retired at the Amtrak shops in Wilmington
Photo Date:  2/26/2017  Upload Date: 2/26/2017 5:28:30 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 940(AEM7)
Views:  657   Comments: 4
AMTK 901
Title:  AMTK 901
Description:  Built in 1980. Retired by Amtrak in 2012
Photo Date:  2/26/2017  Upload Date: 2/26/2017 5:29:50 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 901(AEM7)
Views:  693   Comments: 2
AMTK 664
Title:  AMTK 664
Description:  Retired HHP-8 #664 at the Amtrak shops in Wilmington
Photo Date:  2/26/2017  Upload Date: 2/26/2017 5:30:31 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 664(HHP8)
Views:  940   Comments: 4
AMTK 925
Title:  AMTK 925
Description:  Retired Amtrak AEM-7 stored at the car shops in Bear for disposition
Photo Date:  4/17/2017  Upload Date: 4/17/2017 8:48:23 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 925(AEM7)
Views:  902   Comments: 2
AMTK 948
Title:  AMTK 948
Description:  Retired Amtrak AEM-7 stored at the car shops in Bear for disposition
Photo Date:  4/17/2017  Upload Date: 4/17/2017 8:48:50 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 948(AEM7)
Views:  562   Comments: 1
AMTK 946
Title:  AMTK 946
Description:  Retired Amtrak AEM-7 stored at the car shops in Bear for disposition. (#946 was one of two AEM-7's that took part in the Amtrak "Farewell to the AEM-7" excursion in June of 2016)
Photo Date:  4/17/2017  Upload Date: 4/17/2017 8:49:19 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 946(AEM7)
Views:  713   Comments: 2
AMTK 927
Title:  AMTK 927
Description:  Retired Amtrak AEM-7 stored at the car shops in Bear for disposition
Photo Date:  4/17/2017  Upload Date: 4/17/2017 8:50:01 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 927(AEM7)
Views:  637   Comments: 2
AMTK 2162
Title:  AMTK 2162
Description:  Recently arrived, mothballed Amtrak Turboliner (RTL III) in Adams Yard. Shown is powercar #2162
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:45:25 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 2162(Turbotrain)
Views:  1037   Comments: 4
AMTK 2284
Title:  AMTK 2284
Description:  Recently arrived, mothballed Amtrak Turboliner (RTL III) coach in Adams Yard.
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:46:00 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  600   Comments: 2
Amtrak (RTL III) Turboliner
Title:  Amtrak (RTL III) Turboliner
Description:  Rebuilt and entered service in 2003, then withdrawn less than a year later, this Turboliner set had been in storage in Bear, DE for the 13 years. It was brought to Adams Yard on January 11th 2018 to be used in the training of local law enforcement.
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:48:28 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 2162(Turbotrain)
Views:  1471   Comments: 4
Amtrak Geeps
Title:  Amtrak Geeps
Description:  Idling in Adams Yard in between the Turboliner set and main line
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:46:52 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 523(GP38H-3) AMTK 527(GP38H-3) AMTK 2162(Turbotrain)
Views:  381   Comments: 2
AMTK 16806
Title:  AMTK 16806
Description:  Inside Amtrak's Adams Yard MoW base
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:51:18 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  390   Comments: 2
AMTK 17005
Title:  AMTK 17005
Description:  Former Amtrak coach in Adams Yard
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:56:25 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  424   Comments: 1
Amtrak - Adams Yard
Title:  Amtrak - Adams Yard
Description:  Mothballed Amtrak Turboliner set and GP38H-3s
Photo Date:  1/14/2018  Upload Date: 1/14/2018 4:51:56 PM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 523(GP38H-3) AMTK 527(GP38H-3) AMTK 2162(Turbotrain)
Views:  1195   Comments: 2
Amtrak Bear Car Shops
Title:  Amtrak Bear Car Shops
Description:  Wrecked Amtrak City Sprinter #601 and business car "Beech Grove" #10001 stored at the car shops in Bear
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:13:16 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 601(ACS-64)
Views:  1995   Comments: 2
AMTK 601
Title:  AMTK 601
Description:  Amtrak City Sprinter #601 under wrap at the Amtrak car shops in Bear, DE. #601 was wrecked in a derailment at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia in May of 2015.
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:14:43 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:  AMTK 601(ACS-64) AMTK 408(F40PHR)
Views:  2496   Comments: 1
AMTK 10001
Title:  AMTK 10001
Description:  Amtrak business car "Beech Grove" #10001
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:15:49 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  995   Comments: 1
AMTK 917
Title:  AMTK 917
Description:  Amtrak AEM-7 #917 in the deadline at the car shops in Bear, DE. #917 was retired in 2016, and is currently awaiting disposition
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:16:57 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 917(AEM7)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
AMTK 941
Title:  AMTK 941
Description:  Numberboards and cab of retired Amtrak AEM-7 #941
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:17:50 PM
Location:  Bear, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 941(AEM7) AMTK 917(AEM7)
Views:  720   Comments: 2
AMTK 682
Title:  AMTK 682
Description:  Amtrak HHP-8 #682 (renumbered from #652) at the Amtrak facility in Wilmington, DE. #682 was retired in 2014
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:19:48 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 682(HHP8) AMTK 1100(80Tonner)
Views:  820   Comments: 1
Retired Amtrak HHP-8's
Title:  Retired Amtrak HHP-8's
Description:  Most if not all of Amtrak's retired HHP-8 fleet are currently being stored at the Amtrak facility in Wilmington, DE.
Photo Date:  6/25/2018  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 3:21:03 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 682(HHP8) AMTK 1100(80Tonner)
Views:  1091   Comments: 2
AMTK 2150
Title:  AMTK 2150
Description:  Retired Amtrak Turboliner in Adams Yard. Shot taken from Amtrak Keystone Service #650
Photo Date:  8/9/2018  Upload Date: 8/17/2018 10:40:44 AM
Location:  North Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 2150(Turboliner)
Views:  271   Comments: 1
ex Amtrak Equipment
Title:  ex Amtrak Equipment
Description:  A line of former Amtrak locomotives, temporarily stored at MILHAM Interlocking, awaits a new lease on life at LTEX Rail in Ohio
Photo Date:  6/26/2019  Upload Date: 6/26/2019 8:53:57 PM
Location:  Hamilton Township, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  LTEX 828(P40DC) LTEX 401(F40PHR) LTEX 408(F40PHR) LTEX 404(F40PHR) LTEX 402(F40PHR) BUGX 409(F40PHR)
Views:  1245   Comments: 3
LTEX 828
Title:  LTEX 828
Description:  Built in 1993 as Amtrak #828. Awaiting shipment to LTEX
Photo Date:  6/26/2019  Upload Date: 6/26/2019 8:54:28 PM
Location:  Hamilton Township, NJ
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  LTEX 828(P40DC) AMTK 828(P40DC)
Views:  891   Comments: 2

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