RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 57 Amtrak UA Turbo Train at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Mitch Goldman

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» Amtrak (more..)
» UA Turbo Train (more..)

» 30th Street Station
» Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (more..)
» 1981

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United Aircraft's ill-fated Turbotrain, still the current US speed record holder for a production trainset at 170.8 mph, sits at 30th Street Station, posed next to the former observation car from the Conrail blue executive fleet. Click here for more photos of this impressive, albeit, ill fated high speed train set.

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Exotic Album created by member Nathan Richters	Album Views: 895,670
Looking for rare, obscure, or otherwise exotic locomotives? Look here!

Philly Album created by member ollie	Album Views: 53,035
My hometown.

Amtrak Album created by member ollie	Album Views: 194,923

North American Trains Album created by member Pete Boor	Album Views: 228,142

The UA Turbo Train Album created by member Mitch Goldman	Album Views: 41,153
Photos of the United Aircraft Turbo Train Still the current North American speed record holder for a production /non-experimental train (170.8 mph December 20th, 1967).

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