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michigandon (123 posts)
Sep-14-01, 01:20 AM (EST) "How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail" activity?" We got the NEC route (part of it anyways). We also have the high speed boxcars. I guess it could be (is?) hauled by an HHP. Or possible one of the driveable E60s?
So what do you creators out there say? Don Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail"... ergobob Sep-14-01 1 RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail"... michigandon Sep-14-01 2 RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail"... ergobob Sep-15-01 3 RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail"... condmike Sep-15-01 4 RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail"... biggg1fan Sep-18-01 5

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ergobob (435 posts)
Sep-14-01, 09:20 AM (EST) 1. "RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail" activity?" I don't understand. Could you elaborate?bob Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
michigandon (123 posts)
Sep-14-01, 06:57 PM (EST) 2. "RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail" activity?" What I was referring to, bob, was Amtraks "Fast Mail" train that operates on the Northeast Corridor. I'm not sure exaclty between what points it runs, but the following two pics were shot outside of Philly. There was an article about it in Trains magazine a long time ago. In all the pictures that I have seen, it is always being hauled by AEM7s, but since we don't have any AEM7s I was suggesting that a string of these cars behind either the HHP or the E60 would be "close enough" (I would imagine that any or all of the above might haul it on any given day, depending upon avialbility, tonnage of the train in question, ETC). I see that our resident modelers have already done up the Material Handling Cars, so there ya go!I just thought it would make for a kewl suggestion. Don Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
ergobob (435 posts)
Sep-15-01, 08:54 AM (EST) 3. "RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail" activity?" Ah, I understand. Thanks Don. There is an activity with the word mail in it but it has nothing to do with this.It would be fun to do your suggestion.bob Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
condmike (15 posts)
Sep-15-01, 09:12 PM (EST) 4. "RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail" activity?" They are good Pictures of the Mail Train. Now thats Frankford Jct. Curve; from the angle I would say from the walkway over the yard and main tracks, RIGHT ?If that train is about 11Am it should be going to D.C. when I worked there it Run from New York To DC with stops in trenton,phila, wilmington. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
biggg1fan (29 posts)
Sep-18-01, 03:30 PM (EST) 5. "RE: How about an Amtrak "Fast Mail" activity?" That would be interesting... I might give it a shot when I've got time. I may need some help on dropping off cars (!) but I think that the driveable E-60 is the only engine that will work with the MHC's because of the brake lines.ANybody with timetable information please give me a yell.Derek Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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