spvanhart wrote:I have sporadically seen a MARC AEM-7 in service over the last couple of months. I haven't caught the number so I couldn't say whether or not it was the same unit or different units. All I can say is that the unit was in the original paint scheme and was quite dirty. I doubt that the unit(s) that I have seen have been overhauled yet. My guess is that MARC has been pressing a unit into service that is waiting to be overhauled when power is needed.
That AEM-7 is 4903 which apparently never went to Wilmington with the others. I have also seen it at least once or twice a week this past spring and winter (usually on train 411). I agree that MARC probably couldn't afford to take all that electric power out of service at one time. 4903 is the
only one that didn't get sent to rehab, the other three went. The others should have been back since Feb/March 08, since it was a 18-month rehab program (starting Aug '06), so they should start turning up any time soon.
HokieNav wrote:I haven't seen a new paint job, but there was an Amtrak AEM-7 on the front of the 3:34 from Washington either Thursday or Friday - didn't catch the number, but it looks like the MARC AEM-7's aren't back yet?
I've seen Amtrak AEM-7s pull MARC trains on occasion as well. I think any time there are a significant amount of MARC electrics out of service, Amtrak will lend MARC an AEM-7 (but never a HHP-8
).