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AEM-7 915

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 #30935  by DutchRailnut
 
you must see an updated version when I look it only showes no dates but repainted to acela wave, no date mentioned. I show :
915 DC Acela/Wave blank blank blank
(Blue) RWB

 #30950  by MBTA F40PH-2C 1050
 
geoffs wrote
This may be old information, the 915 was restricted NHV-BOS some time ago, as were some others, but it has had a rebuild since then, so this may no longer apply.
the source that i got that info from was updated April 26, 2004

 #30961  by geoffs
 
DutchRailnut wrote:you must see an updated version when I look it only showes no dates but repainted to acela wave, no date mentioned. I show :
915 DC Acela/Wave blank blank blank
(Blue) RWB
The date is in the notes towards the foot of the page.

Looking back in my own notes, I've found a list written in June 2002 with the 915 reported sometime in 2001 as restricted from NHV-BOS (also 909, 914, 922, 932, 937 and 953).
The last report I have of the 915 in Phase III (RWB) was in July 2002.

 #34379  by Irish Chieftain
 
The posts above said that 915 got a rebuild. That photo's dated July 11.

 #34383  by chaohwa
 
However, the first post said AEM-7 915 could not travel between New Haven and Boston.

915 was rebuilt a year ago. I have had two photos of the rebuilt 915 taken in July 2003. The 7/11/04 photo shows that 915 traveled in Old Saybrook, CT, which is exactly between New Haven and Boston.

Chao-Hwa

 #34400  by Irish Chieftain
 
The first post was made back in June 29, and appears to have been an inquiry after hearing a rumor.

 #34455  by MBTA F40PH-2C 1050
 
that is what is said in my book, it was updated April 26, 2004, so 915 got rebuilt and is now able to run up to Boston

 #34741  by Nasadowsk
 
And hey, with that 11kv only transformer on 25kv, must have been making good time! ;) ;) ;)

"Our next stop after Providence will be Boston's South Station, in about 10 to 15 minutes...."

 #34858  by MBTA F40PH-2C 1050
 
well, the next stop after Providence is Route 128, and then Back Bay, then South Station

 #34874  by Nasadowsk
 
Hey, when you're going 2X as fast? :)

Zoom zoom!

Actually, 25kv on the 11kv tap would just cause the transformer to blow up :(
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