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RRspatch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:16 am There is a report on Facebook (Amtrak Northeast Corridor Railfans group) of M8's testing east of New Haven. The report includes a short video of a set of M8's departing Old Saybrook station. Testing has begun.Could you share that video? I am not currently in that group.
Traingeek3629 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:09 pmI couldn't find a way to pull video from the private group (at least not with effort), but here are a few screen grabs. Not too much to see other than hearing a very flat spot on one of the wheels. It continued on to New London then returned in the second image.RRspatch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:16 am There is a report on Facebook (Amtrak Northeast Corridor Railfans group) of M8's testing east of New Haven. The report includes a short video of a set of M8's departing Old Saybrook station. Testing has begun.Could you share that video? I am not currently in that group.
ST Saint wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:19 pmThanks for the screen shots. I couldn't copy the video either since it's a private group.
I couldn't find a way to pull video from the private group (at least not with effort), but here are a few screen grabs. Not too much to see other than hearing a very flat spot on one of the wheels. It continued on to New London then returned in the second image.
RRspatch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:16 am There is a report on Facebook (Amtrak Northeast Corridor Railfans group) of M8's testing east of New Haven. The report includes a short video of a set of M8's departing Old Saybrook station. Testing has begun.How exciting! Thanks for the screenshots ST Saint.
kitn1mcc wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:51 pm that was last yearI can disprove this theory because of several reasons:
NH2060 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:50 pm From YouTuber “TrainFilms”:If I could get a pinpoint on exactly when they leave New Haven, I would almost certainly take a joyride down to my station and catch the M8s in action.
Video taken at Westbrook and Old Saybrook at night: