{"id":45051,"date":"2026-09-08T07:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45051"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:51:21","slug":"amtrak-keystone-651-at-gap-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-keystone-651-at-gap-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak\u00a0Keystone\u00a0651 at Gap, Pa."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After Keystone<\/em> 656 rolled east through Gap, I had but a short wait for its westward counterpart, train 651, destined for Harrisburg and led by ACS-64 620.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the short interval between trains, I thought about all the Pennsylvania Railroad electrics that worked through this same curve more than a half-century ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1963, my father made photos of GG1s and E44s working trains near the Irishtown Road crossing in Bird-in-Hand. Someday, I’ll recreate those angles with modern trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is common today will someday seem novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was once working the Main Line may someday serve as a display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. I wonder, did I catch old Amtrak 915 at Gap? I may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few minutes after Amtrak 656 went east,\u00a0Keystone<\/em>\u00a0train 651 navigated the famous curve at Gap. It would have been cool to catch a GG1 here\u2014or even one of the old\u00a0Metroliner<\/em>\u00a0sets when they were assigned to\u00a0Keystone<\/em>\u00a0services. These days, I’m happy to catch a modern ACS-64 leading westbound.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, Tracking the Light ponders the numbers and the passage of time.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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