Amtrak Northeast Corridor at Night- Edgewood, MD

6/19/08 We decided the weather was too nice to stay inside at the model railroad club so we headed over to the Edgewood MARC station to see some nighttime action on the Corridor. A disabled Amtrak in Washington held all northbound departures, making MARC 544 over an hour late while southbound traffic was unaffected. When 544 finally showed up, there were 2 more northbounds stacked up directly behind it. Throw in an Amfleet deadhead move with 2 switchers, and the NS local, and we had a very productive night. NS H04 originates in Bayview Yard in Baltimore and serves the local industries in Havre de Grace.
The cast: (in order of appearance)
-AMTK 912 (AEM-7DC)
-AMTK 576 (GP15B)
-AMTK 522 (GP38H-3)
-NS 5605 (GP38-2)
-NS 5673 (GP38-2)
-AMTK 931 (AEM-7DC)
-AMTK 2017-2036 (Acela Express)
-MARC 4913 (HHP-8)
-AMTK 2039-2035 (Acela Express)
-AMTK 945 (AEM-7DC)
-AMTK 902 (AEM-7DC)
-AMTK 910 (AEM-7DC)

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Amtrak
• MARC
• NS
• Norfolk
• Southern
• Edgewood
• Maryland
• Northeast
• Corridor
• Night
• AEM-7
• GP38-2
• Acela
• Express

[TheEsotericDesi]

Very nice video... How many hours did it take you to capture all these trains?

[NS8366]

About 2-3 hours or so...

[NS8366]

The 2-car train in the video technically wouldnt be a scheduled passenger train, as the 2 coaches were deadheading empty in an unscheduled shop move from Delaware, back to Washington, DC. Notice the 2 switcher engines in front and the FRED on the rear, instead of the normal marker lights...

[Funnyjake011]

amtrak on electricity, what happened to gas powerd

[NS8366]

@Funnyjake011  Thats funny, Jake! Lol, Trains have been running under the wire there since the 1930's... Amtrak since '71...

[jaydog7575]

I grew up in the Grove apts. about amile from the tracks. I used to drink beer and watch the trains go through Edgewood all the time. Great video!!

[NS8366]

Beer and Trains, now you cant beat that! lol

[tenabob]

I was stationed at Edgewood in 71-72 and got videos of the GG-1s and Metroliners here at the same station, which was still standing but boarded up.

Great memories of those years.

Bob D.

[railroader1993]

Wierd to see a 2-car passenger train on the eastern seaboard

[ThirdRail7]

@trainzrok The 910 still exists...barely. Every time they take it out of the shops and let it operate as a single unit, it takes a bath. Right now, it's "pair only" unit. It was in Sunnyside Yard last night, with the 926.

[jaydog7575]

@NS8366 yeah, now i take my 3 yr old out there without the beer. It's one of the safest places left in Edgewood