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Reply to "Amtrak Donates AEM7 to RRMofPA"

Amtrak may not have ordered the AEM if the E60 did not derail on the last test on the NEC.  Seems Amtrak at first wanted big and heavy locomotives.  All thtee had a tendency to derail on bad track, sharp curves, and/or light baggage cars behind them. 

With the electric situation, Amtrak tested motors from Europe.  I think the AEM was based on the Swedish R4c class.

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