Passenger Trains > A few at Amtrak's Portal Bridge

I spent a an hour or so bobbing around in the Hackensak River in a kayak, hoping to catch Amtrak's 642
returning south after bringing a Florida train into NY.  No such luck but there was quite a variety of trains.

1  ACS 64 627 heads south approaching the Portal Bridge in the New Jersey Meadows with the Empire State Building looming in the background.
2  A NJ Transit MU set crosses the Portal.  MU sets are becoming rare with all the multi-levels.
3  A DC bound Acela creeps along, following the Transit MU train.


 

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4  Two ALP46s shove towards Newark.
5  AEM 7 904 south over the bridge.
6  Amtrak 640 takes a Florida train toward DC.  This is the train I was hoping 642 would be on.

rfprr



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/04/15 09:04 by rfprr.

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That's an unexpected photo location, thanks for sharing it

 

Nice shots, but the last one isn't of the 640...

chess Wrote:
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> Nice shots, but the last one isn't of the 640...

You are so right.  Clicked on the wrong thumbnail.  Thanks.
Correct photo is now posted.

rfprr

That last shot is probably the Silver Meteor since 3 Viewliner sleepers and dining car.

Sharon Evans
Glen Allen, VA

Why two ALP's on that NJT multilevel train? Power balancing? Over 12 cars?

One of the nicer full consist shots of an Acela!