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PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016

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some of Amtrak's extra equipment photographed from SEPTA's Holmesburg Junction station

Keystone Service trains normally have five cars. Train 663 had six.



Northeast Regional Extra train 1141


Northeast Regional Extra train 1164


train 98 Silver Meteor had 13 cars: bag, four sleepers, diner, cafe, and six coaches



train 43 Pennsylvanian had seven cars instead of the usual six, overtaken by Acela Express train 2211




Amtrak Holiday Extra train 1054



Amtrak Holiday Extra train 1057




Keystone Service train 666 with six cars


Amtrak Holiday Extra train 1063



Keystone Service train 665 with seven cars



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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by Jersey Mike on Mon Nov 28 11:34:49 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016.

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Some of that feels like Deja Vu from Wednesday. :-)

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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by Dave on Mon Nov 28 12:02:09 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016.

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Two thumbs up, Bob!

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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Mon Nov 28 12:02:28 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016.

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Nice as always!

FanRailer (I forget his handle here) has a video of riding extra 1099 up on YouTube:



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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by Fulton Frank on Mon Nov 28 12:18:26 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016.

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Nice work Bob - and Kevin. I blew through there in something called Amtrak 156. Musta been an extra too.
What goes on on the Buselton Br these days? Much freight? How long is it, effectively?

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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 15:55:07 2016, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by Fulton Frank on Mon Nov 28 12:18:26 2016.

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Train 156 is a Saturday/Sunday Lynchburg to NYP train.
Can't answer the rest.

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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Nov 28 16:32:24 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016.

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very nice photos

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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Mon Nov 28 16:32:43 2016, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 15:55:07 2016.

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I'm going to be riding the Devil's Train (666) on the 11th myself...of course it'll be it's usual consist by then...



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Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday

Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Nov 28 18:27:13 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Amtrak NEC Thanksgiving Sunday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Nov 28 10:34:28 2016.

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Like!

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