{"id":43376,"date":"2026-01-15T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=43376"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:08:42","slug":"amtrak-extra-at-hoover-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-extra-at-hoover-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak Extra at Hoover Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Surprise! Gliding toward Harrisburg in the morning light west of the curves at Gap, Pa., was this unusual Amtrak extra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the untrained eye, this might seem like little more than a short keystone consist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it was ACS-64 633 leading the track and catenary geometry test train. A special treat was Amfleet car 85999, dressed in the as-built 1970s-era paint. This curiosity of a half century ago was the former exhibit train cafe car. In the middle is a former Metroliner car 10005, followed by the Corridor Clipper car 10002 at the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, Conrail routinely assigned B23-7 1933 to its track geometry train. I wonder if Amtrak’s assignment of its 633 is a tribute to Conrail’s train, or if that was just a raw coincidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conrail will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary in just a few more months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracking the Light explores railroad photography!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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