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That front looks absurd.

I know they were desperate to get the Amtrak logo on there somewhere, but this is NOT the way.

Anyway, I love it.

Could we please take a moment to appreciate the old amtrak posters

The metroliner has to be the best one in my opinion, they're all great though!

I also like the Florida, East and Southwest Chief Posters

The green Metroliner spotted at Grand Junction, CO

In Amtrak's first year, a southbound Metroliner MU set races through the modest station at Monmouth Junction, NJ, en route from New York to Washington. Four car sets consisting of three coaches and a club car were a common Metroliner consist at the time. December, 1971

High-speed rail

Misty Morning at Christiana, PA.

It was a retro 1970s moment at Christiana, Pennsylvania, when I made these coming and going views of Amtrak Keystone train 648. The Conrail caboose to the right of the train is former Erie Lackawanna that was painted in an usual variation of COnrail blue at Erie’s Meadville, Pennsyvlania shops in 1976. The cab car is one of the former PRR/Penn Central self-propelled Metroliner cars developed by…

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Day 18: Budd Metroliner

Info from Wikipedia:

The Budd Metroliner was a class of American electric multiple unit (EMU) railcar designed for first-class, high-speed service between New York City and Washington, D.C. on the Northeast Corridor. They were designed for operation up to 150 mph (240 km/h): what would have been the first high speed rail service in the Western Hemisphere. Although 164 mph (264 km/h) was reached during test runs, track conditions and electrical issues limited top speeds to between 100 mph (160 km/h) and 120 mph (190 km/h) in revenue service. The single-ended units were designed to be arranged in two-car sets, which were in turn coupled into four to eight-car trains.

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) ordered 61 Metroliner cars from the Budd Company in 1966 as part of a collaboration with the federal government to improve railroad service between New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. After difficulties testing the cars, PRR successor Penn Central began its eponymous Metroliner service on January 16, 1969. Amtrak took over the service in 1971. Despite high aspirations, the Metroliner cars proved to have poor reliability, with less than two-thirds of the fleet in service at many times. Four cars were successfully overhauled for improved operation in 1974, but the rebuilding cost more than the original purchase price of the cars. Thirty-three more cars were overhauled in 1979–1980. However, by this time, new AEM-7 locomotives pulling Amfleet cars could match Metroliner schedules with higher reliability. Metroliners were withdrawn from Metroliner service entirely in 1981; they served until 1988 on Keystone Service trains.

Despite their electrical flaws, the Metroliners proved mechanically sound. Amtrak ordered over 600 non-powered Amfleet cars, based on the Metroliner design and also manufactured by Budd, in the mid-1970s. Beginning in 1987, Amtrak converted 23 former Metroliners for use as cab control cars on corridor trains. Fourteen more cars were used with minimal modifications: six as cab cars and eight as trailer coaches. Most former Metroliners were scrapped between 2003 and 2011. However, some cab cars remain in use on Keystone Service and Shuttle trains. Three former Metroliners have also been converted to technology testing or track measurement cars, and one more is used by Amtrak as a special-purpose business car. One original Metroliner is preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

models and route by: drchoi21's Studio, Auran, and Download Station

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Metroline covers 1991-1992

I never complain

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Indian Bride Ditches Car, Takes Metro To Reach Wedding Venue On Time

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A bride who got stuck in traffic on the way to her wedding venue in Bangalore, India, decided to ditch her car and take the metro instead. With her actions, the bride has become an inspiration to many, showcasing resourcefulness and determination. The bride, whose name was not mentioned in the video, was on her way to her wedding when she found herself stuck in heavy traffic, with time running…

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W4-02, Aug 69

Metroliner at speed on jointed rail, August 1969

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converted metroliner cab car