Amtrak Empire Corridor at W49th Street

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Uploaded by on Dec 26, 2009

December 22, 2009, Hell's Kitchen, NY. Amtrak P32AC-DM's hauling Amfleets through the rock cut at West 49th Street in Manhattan on Amtrak Empire Corridor. Recent snows might be melting on the streets, but in the cuts, it will be there for a few days more.

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  • They switch over to third rail a few blocks south of here at CP Empire (near the Javits Center)

    You can run diesel in the tunnels to Penn Station, it is not "illegal" just that the operation rules prohibit it (as the fumes can be a problem with passengers and the ventilation fans are only used for emergencies (saves on fan maintenance costs))

  • Is this the Freedom Tunnel?

  • No, these tracks do lead to that further north in Riverside Park. This is a cut located in mid-town Manhattan between West 48th & 49th Streets

  • Corrections made to notes. Thanks.

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  • Are these trains running on diesel here? I thought that running on diesel power was illegal in the tunnels. Yet I don't see pantographs, catenary, or a third rail for a power supply.

  • what a wonderful view, it looks like a x-mas card.

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