AMTRAK X2000
On assignment during the first half of 1993, ABB Traction's
Swedish all-electric train substituted for regular Metroliners
in regular service. The tilting cars, for passenger comfort,
and steering axle wheels, for higher speeds on curves,
allowed for increased speeds to 135 m.p.h. The train is seen
at Harmans, MD, February 20, 1993.
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GULF BREEZE
Amtrak's new General Electric AMD-103
locomotive No. 804 makes the station stop at
Montgomery, Ala., with three Heritage cars.
These 4000 h.p. locomotives were being
delivered by GE starting in the last half of
1993. The northbound Gulf Breeze combines
with the Crescent in Birmingham, Ala.
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