Amtrak E60 electrics

[mudchicken]

There are two ex-Amtak E-60s doing just fine in extreme NE Arizona on the BM&LP operation (Navajo RR). They are still feeding the dragons at Lake Powell/Paige, AZ

[espeefoamer]

[:(] I,too,was saddened to learn of the demise of the E60's.I rode behind them a few times on vacations,and really liked them. They lasted close to 30 years, which isn't too bad,considering that they didn't turn out as well as Amtrak had hoped. The AEM7's to me, look like a baby loco,too small to really do the job. The E60's just looked right at the head of a long passenger train.They were a worthy sucessor to the GG1.By the way,how did you get the March issue already? They havent shown up on the left coast yet!

[eolafan]

[V][V][V]Just opened and read my March issue of TRAINS and saw the photo on page 25 of the two Amtrak E60 electrics in the scrap yard with number 620 laying on her side. A very sad end for a proud electric motor that I am sure racked up several million miles on the NEC for Amtrak at very high speeds and hauled millions of passengers with pride and punctuality. Yes, I know all good things must come to an end but this picture sure made me sad. I guess I would like all locomotives to live on forever, but that sure isn't reality, is it? Oh, well, perhaps we will all ride behind number 620 and all the other scrapped units in heaven some day (hopefully a very long time from now though). Jim (Eolafan) in Aurora, IL (formerly of New York and Philadelphia, so that's why the electric motor lament).[|(][|(][|(]