Amtrak's Three Rivers.

[Ricardo Gonzalez]

When the Three Rivers change Diesels at Phila 30TH Street Station on what side the Three River Trains go to Chicago IL?

 

[amtrakadirondack]

It's hard to tell, with freight trains, Amtrak train don't stay on a "designated" track.

 

[PRR 60]

When the Three Rivers operates from New York to Philadelphia it uses an electric locomotive (usually an AEM-7) due to operation through the tunnels in New York and local law prohibiting diesel trains in Manhattan. On this portion of the route, the train is actually run backwards with the coach seats facing the wrong way.

At Philadelphia, the electric locomotive is removed from the south end of the train and diesel locomotives are put on the opposite or north end of the train. This was the end that was the back of the train coming from New York. When the train leaves Philadelphia, now facing forward, it exits the Amtrak Northeast Corridor at a large junction called “Zoo” located about 2 miles (3 km) from the Philadelphia station and heads west on the Amtrak Harrisburg line. West of Harrisburg it runs on tracks owned by the Norfolk Southern RR and still later, CSX Transportation.

 

[Amtrak Railfan]

Is HHP-8s and AEM-7s can be seen now on the Three Rivers between New York Penn station and Phila 30th Street Station?

 

[Amfleet Fan]

Didn't you ask these same questions on a previous Three Rivers thread you started?