West Trenton, NJ this afternoon;
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Great shot. I see that they are continuing the practice of running opposite pan raised. Ironically, there were wire problems on the West Trenton line this afternoon at Somerton. Hope 901 didn't get tangled up in that. I also heard "something" ( unique horn ) on the Warminster line inbound at Roslyn around noon today. Wonder if that was 901 as well.
Glenn
The more I see it in action, the more I dig this paint scheme. Reminds me of old Amtrak.
glennk419 wrote:Great shot. I see that they are continuing the practice of running opposite pan raised. Ironically, there were wire problems on the West Trenton line this afternoon at Somerton. Hope 901 didn't get tangled up in that. I also heard "something" ( unique horn ) on the Warminster line inbound at Roslyn around noon today. Wonder if that was 901 as well.I believe it was, a SEPTA employee posted a really cool picture of the locomotive and cars at Warminster.
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mcgrath618 wrote:The more I see it in action, the more I dig this paint scheme. Reminds me of old Amtrak.The paint scheme doesn't bother me, but those reptilian, "evil alien" headlights have GOT to go.
Requiem for it's/its, your/you're, than/then, less/fewer. They were once such nice words with such different meanings...
silverliner266 wrote:I believe it was, a SEPTA employee posted a really cool picture of the locomotive and cars at Warminster.Posted where, please? Would you provide a link? Thanks in advance.
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I was in the private Facebook group. I would snag the picture but because I haven't seen it reposted anywhere I'm assuming the image isn't public. I'll ask if I can share it though.
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JeffK wrote:Jeff: In the ACS64 discussion at the Amtrak Forum there was a nickname of sorts created by themcgrath618 wrote:The more I see it in action, the more I dig this paint scheme. Reminds me of old Amtrak.The paint scheme doesn't bother me, but those reptilian, "evil alien" headlights have GOT to go.
resemblance to the "Catmobile" that was in the cartoon series "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse"
which originally ran between 1960 and 1962. You can find more by google searching this title.
I remember seeing these cartoons growing up and I do agree with this nickname thought
As for the chosen color scheme it could have been better - the large word SEPTA and logo on the
side is overdoing it to me. To me the other extreme is the AEM7 color scheme in which SEPTA's
logo is barely noticeable and is plain overall in comparison.
MACTRAXX
EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK PENN STATION-NO JAMAICA ON THIS TRAIN-PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING TRAIN DOORS
MT - I was thinking of this guy 
And thanks for the memory jog. I'd forgotten about CC & MM, also have fond memories of Crusader Rabbit, Yogi Bear, Underdog*, & others from that era. The joys of being a boomer!
* GO IGGLES!!
And thanks for the memory jog. I'd forgotten about CC & MM, also have fond memories of Crusader Rabbit, Yogi Bear, Underdog*, & others from that era. The joys of being a boomer!
* GO IGGLES!!
Requiem for it's/its, your/you're, than/then, less/fewer. They were once such nice words with such different meanings...
Went to Doylestown and Elwyn today 2/17/18
"It's not even a railroad anymore, it's a circus act."
Great news, according to Bachmann's catalog, 901 will be offered in HO scale!