The GE E60 was a C-C electric locomotive built for Amtrak in its early years. Like Amtrak’s first diesels, the E60s were based on existing locomotives designed for freight service. They feature a boxy, dual-cab car body and ride on a pair of three-axle trucks. 26 E60s were delivered between 1974 and 1976 with road numbers between 950 and 975. GE Transportation is a division of General Electric, comprised of GE Aircraft Engines and the much smaller GE Transportation Systems. ... The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. ... The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails which make up a railway track. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... The Z-shaped pantograph of the electrical pickup on German light railway. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... SHP redirects here. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. ... Modern three-phase AC locomotive (DBAG Class 152) A GG1 An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electric motors which draws current from an overhead wire (overhead lines), a third rail, or an on-board storage device such as a battery or a flywheel energy storage system. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

The E60s were split between 7 E60CP units (950, 952-957) with steam generators for older passenger equipment, and 19 E60CH units (951, 958-975) with newer head-end power (HEP) generators for the Amfleet and rebuilt Heritage Fleet equipment. In 1976, the road numbers of 951 and 957 were swapped so that both the E60CP units (950-956) and the E60CH units (957-975) had numbers without interruption. Head end power (also known as hotel power) is a method of providing electricity to the carriages of a train, usually the passenger carriages of a long distance hotel train. ... Amfleet are a suite of railroad passenger cars built for Amtrak by Budd from 1973 - 1977 totalling 492 cars (406 coaches and 86 Amcafes). ... Amtraks Heritage Fleet program was started was started in 1977 to equip older cars from Amtraks predecessor railroads to Head End Power (HEP). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

Their intial weight was 193.5 tons, which was more than double the optimum weight for passenger service and contributed to poor running during testing. The locomotives had a tendency to yaw sideways when accelerating, placing high stress on the rails. The Federal Railroad Administration only allowed the E60’s to operate at 90 mph, not the intended 120 mph after they derailed twice during testing. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created in 1966 as a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation to promote safe, environmentally sound, successful rail transportation. ...

By 1984, with the arrival of AEM-7 electrics, most of the E60 fleet went into storage. Ten units (958-963, 967, 971-973) were sold to New Jersey Transit in 1984. Two additional units, 966 and 968 were sold to the Navajo Mine Railroad. In 1995, NJT sold E60 961 to the Navajo Mine Railroad. All NJT E60s were scrapped by 1998 except 958 for reservation. All E60s in the Navajo Mine Railroad were scrapped in 2003. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The AEM-7 is a B-B electric railway locomotive used by Amtrak on its Northeast Corridor routes between Washington DC and Boston, United States. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Between 1986 and 1988, those that remained with Amtrak were rebuilt, reclassified and renumbered. All E60CPs had their steam generators removed, and four of these had HEP fitted. Those with HEP, both the E60CHs and the converted E60CPs, were rebuilt and renumbered as E60MA in the 600 series, where MA stands for Motor Alternating set. The road numbers of the E60MAs were between 600 and 610. The two remaining E60CPs without HEP were renumbered as 620 and 621. The E60MAs weighed 183 tons, 10.5 tons less than their original weight. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When returned to service, they were used mainly on heavy, long-distance trains (the Crescent, Silver Meteor, Broadway Limited, etc.), Clockers and special movements including circus and mail trains, or maintenance of way runs. The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. ... The Silver Service and Palmetto are a group of passenger railway lines operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station to Tampa, Florida and Miami, Florida. ... The Broadway Limited was the Pennsylvania Railroads (PRR) premier named passenger train, operating between New York, NY (or Washington, DC) and Chicago, IL, one train daily in either direction. ...

All Amtrak E60s were retired in 2003. In April 2004, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania acquired Amtrak E60 603 for preservation. All others were scrapped. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see April (disambiguation). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located on Route 741 just east of Strasburg, opened in 1975. ...

E60C in Mexico

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (FNM) ordered 39 E60C locomotives built between September 1982 and December 1983. They were numbered EA001-EA039. Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

These locomotives were intended for use on a new double-track electric line between Mexico City and Irapuato, but economic conditions delayed the project and prevented its completion as planned. On February 24, 1994, 28 of the locomotives finally went into operation by FNM on a shortened version of the project, but six of these soon wrecked. Eleven more were never placed in service and remained in storage. When the electric line was privatized in 1997, the 22 operating E60Cs passed to Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM), and the unused 11 remained in storage in government ownership. Most of the catenary was soon removed for increased vertical clearance. All of the E60Cs have been offered for sale since, and most have been sold back to GE for more diesel locomotives. February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (Mexican Rail Transportation) is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico. ... GE Transportation is a division of General Electric, comprised of GE Aircraft Engines and the much smaller GE Transportation Systems. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

Road Number Conversions of Amtrak GE E60

External Links

• The E60 Page by the RR Museum of PA
• Amtrak Locomotive and Car Notes
• E60 Photos at Railpictures.net and RR Picture Archives