This Penn Central E8 didn’t make it to Amtrak, and has now run its last mile. It is sitting the Altoona dead line waiting to donate its prime movers to the DeWitt Geep RS3 rebuild program.
For decades, an engine change at South Amboy, NJ, was a ritual for New York & Long Branch/North Jersey Coast Line trains headed to or from Penn Station. Once the crew conference is complete the Pe... (more)