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Fear Sweedish power!
Posted: 2003-09-18 02:28pm
by MKSheppard
After the apparent lack of success of Amtrak's new fleet of E60CP/E60MA electric locomotives, ordered as replacements for the ancient Pennsy GG-1s, they began to look at European designs that were already in use and proven to be reliable. One such was a French locomotive, the other was a Swedish Rc4 built by ASEA. One of each came to the United States and received an Amtrak Phase II paint job as well as an experimental designation. The Rc4 was the X995, while the French engine was X996. After much testing, the Swedish design was chosen, and modified to suit American needs. The result was the AEM-7, designed by ASEA, built by EMD, with 7000 horsepower packed into its small boxy shell. Incidentally, the carbodies for Amtrak's initial order of about 50 AEM-7s were built by passenger-car giant Budd. However, Budd subsequently went out of the railroad equipment business, so all later AEM-7 carbodies were built by another manufacturer.
The AEM-7s were an instant success for Amtrak service. They could operate reliably, hauling strings of Amfleet coaches up and down the Northeast Corridor at 125 mph. Now, having been in service for over twenty years, the entire fleet still runs daily, minus two that were wrecked early on.
Posted: 2003-09-18 03:38pm
by Alan Bolte
Do you just sit around all day reading articles for things to copy onto SDnet? Is this some kind of postcount thing?
Posted: 2003-09-18 03:49pm
by Utsanomiko
Alan Bolte wrote:Do you just sit around all day reading articles for things to copy onto SDnet? Is this some kind of postcount thing?
No, I suspect he's posting this info from memory. Trains and tanks are kinda his hobbies.
Posted: 2003-09-18 04:40pm
by Warspite
Mesh errors at the front... Tweak the smoothing groups of the faces near the top corners.
Otherwise, hey, it's nice to see something connected to reality.
Posted: 2003-09-18 04:51pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Darth Utsanomiko wrote:Alan Bolte wrote:Do you just sit around all day reading articles for things to copy onto SDnet? Is this some kind of postcount thing?
No, I suspect he's posting this info from memory. Trains and tanks are kinda his hobbies.
So hos hobby is Trainspotting, then? LOL
Posted: 2003-09-19 10:44am
by His Divine Shadow
Thats not swedish power, this is swedish power:
Posted: 2003-09-19 12:16pm
by Tsyroc
Right now I am leaning towards siding with HDS on what constitutes true Sweedish power but I think I need more evidence. Just to be sure.
Posted: 2003-09-19 12:41pm
by Dalton
Tsyroc wrote:Right now I am leaning towards siding with HDS on what constitutes true Sweedish power but I think I need more evidence. Just to be sure.
Ohhh, I had a lot more evidence but I forgot the link.
TOOT TOOT!
Posted: 2003-09-19 12:59pm
by Oberleutnant
Tsyroc wrote:Right now I am leaning towards siding with HDS on what constitutes true Sweedish power but I think I need more evidence. Just to be sure.
It's very easy to provide the evidence you desire
http://www.slitz.se/senaste/expo/2003_09_flickvan/
You may also wish to follow the linky on that page.
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But seriously . . . Has there been any progress with the model, Shep?
Posted: 2003-09-19 01:20pm
by Howedar
Holeeeee shit.
Posted: 2003-09-24 10:59pm
by MKSheppard
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