All kinds of things are to be found inside of Amtrak's Wilmington Electric Shop. Taken with permission on the property during the farewell to the AEM-7 Excursion.
The "Farewell to the AEM-7" excursion preparing to depart the Wilmington Shops for Washington, DC
AEM7 905 awaits its disposition at Amtrak's Wilmington Shops while the 908 looks in from outside, June 18, 2016. This image was taken during the shop tour that Amtrak held as part of the Farewell ... (more)
One of Amtrak's ASEA AEM-7's rests above an inspection pit inside their Wilmington, DE shops.
The 1100 was the shop switcher at Beech Grove for years, but was brought east to Wilmington when Washington Terminal needed the former Wilmington shop switcher, the 737. With it is AEM-7AC 901, w... (more)
Shop Tour The Wilmington Shops will be open for tour this coming Saturday for those riding the AEM-7 Farewell excursion.
Look ma, no wheels! 602 is in for some work and placed on stands with trucks removed.
The Amtrak Consolidated National Operations Center is the backdrop for train 79, the southbound "Carolinian," as it slows for a station stop in Wilmington, Delaware.
Not me! The one Amtrak AEM-7 that has been preserved in full (at least so far) is prepped for departure to The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Caked in dirt, its paint peeling, this AEM-7 has put in a lot of hours. Farewell.
The 943 leads a double header into Wilmington.
Meatball, Toaster, Mighty Mouse - lots of nick names for this type.
The hippo and the toaster.
I'll race you! Two southbound trains with toasters occupy two of the three tracks in Wilmington station waiting for the okay to proceed.
A typical Tuesday in Wilmington: Amtrak Northeast Regional train 186(10) rolls in on track two for station work, while SEPTA train 9242 awaits to follow from track one with a consist of Silverline... (more)
