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Great looking Amtrak - Gerisplarail1 - 01-07-2015
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RE: Great looking Amtrak - Super - 01-07-2015
Thanks Geris
Never get tired of looking at any Amtrak train. I didn't know this...
Quote:The Metroliners were extra-fare express trains between Washington, D.C., and New York City from 1969 to 2006. They were first operated by Penn Central Transportation, successor to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and later by Amtrak.
Originally using self-powered electric multiple unit cars (later replaced by locomotive-hauled cars due to decreasing reliability and other issues) the train had reserved business-class and first-class seating. A trip between New York's Pennsylvania Station and Washington, D.C.'s Union Station took 2.5 to 3.4 hours