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AMTRAK-CONRAIL-D&H

All photo's by Jerry Custer

copyright 2009

Variety at SEABROOK, MD

                                      Amtrak GG1 910 with a Clocker southbound into DC Feb 1973

         Amtrak rebuilt metroliner 822 to Wash DC

CR E44 4405 leads 3 diesels to Pot Yard

CR freight with GP40 leader in PC paint

Amtrak E60 962 passes Seabrook Union Station  

A pair of F40's power Wash DC connection of the Broadway Limited-to Phila, Pa 

  amtrak pumpkin 764                                                                   CR SD40 6299-6508

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The catch of the day and the only time I ever saw the D&H on the NEC--July 1980

D&H 7620 xRDG 7414 & D&H 7618 leads southbound freight to Pot yard 

                   3 D&H GP39-2 and Baywindow Cab#35815 make a rare daylight run to Pot Yard 

 PC 4890 Amtrak 918 lead the Crescent into DC Aug 1975

Amtrak Potomac Turbo  on B&O

  Feb 1972     

In Feb'72 Amtrak attempted to bring High speed train service on the B&O

between Wash DC and Parkersburg, WVA .

---Gee, I cant believe that wasnt a success--- 

It had a few nicknames The WVa Rocket-and  more common Harleys Hornet

for Harley Staggers the W.Va politician who had a hand in approving Amtrak routes.

It  disappeared  from the B&O route by the middle of May'72

Do to the mountains and          many curves the train couldnt do any high speed running.

 Here are a couple photo's I got of the United Aircraft /Amtrak - Potomac Turbo train

 The first weekend run I caught the turbo coming and going west at Kensington, Md

Feb 72

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 Between Forest Glen and Kensington their use to be a quarry you could

photograph from. TurboWest bound in Feb '72

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Amtrak train #640 the eastbound Potomac Turbo arrives and departs

at the B&O Silver Spring, Md station in March '72

Next stop Union Station Washington DC  

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 Leaving Union Station in Wash DC the westbound turbo would pull out east on the

Capitol div trackage to old F tower then reverse direction and head west past QN tower

onto the Metropolitan Div and then onto Parkerburg, WVa

Potomac Turbo at F tower waits for signal to roll west

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Amtrak train#645 Arriving and departing at Silver Spring station

                                                     Cab #51 leads westbound turbo at Silver Springs, Md

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The last time I saw the turbos was in the late 70's, their were 3 sets lined up at Ivy City Terminal

in Wash DC. Their was rumor that Amtrak was trying to sell them off

to the then new MARC commuter agency. They would have looked nice in the

original MARC scheme Orange/black/white/silver.

Luckily MARC went with rebuilt B&O F7 cab units and xPRR & NW passenger cars

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