{"id":370,"date":"2010-06-12T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2010-06-12T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deepsoft.com\/~heller\/other-pictures\/memorial-day-2000-at-the-albany-rensselaer-ny-train-station\/"},"modified":"2010-06-12T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2010-06-12T19:51:42","slug":"memorial-day-2000-at-the-albany-rensselaer-ny-train-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deepsoft.com\/~heller\/other-pictures\/memorial-day-2000-at-the-albany-rensselaer-ny-train-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day, 2000 at the Albany-Rensselaer, NY train station"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Memorial Day, 2000 (May 29) I was traveling back to Mass. after spending the weekend at my Mom’s<\/a> (the usual Memorial Day scene — burnt ground up dead cow, etc.) and I took some pictures at the Albany-Rensselaer, NY station during the layover of the Late For Sure, er. Lake Shore Limited. Here are the pictures.<\/p>\n

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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 1<\/p><\/div> A couple of the engines sitting outside of Amtrak’s engine service facility at Albany-Rensselaer, NY.<\/p>\n


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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 2<\/p><\/div> One of Amtrak’s FL9’s, also sitting outside of Amtrak’s engine service facility at Albany-Rensselaer, NY.<\/p>\n


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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 3<\/p><\/div> A better shot of the two engines above.<\/p>\n


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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 4<\/p><\/div> An F40PH also sitting outside of Amtrak’s engine service facility at Albany-Rensselaer, NY.<\/p>\n



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Now for some action: first we take off the Chicago <=> Boston
\nengines (a Genesis and a F40PH):<\/h4>\n

\"Albany-Rensselaer,<\/a>

Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 5<\/p><\/div> Ready to uncouple…<\/p>\n


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\"Albany-Rensselaer,<\/a>

Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 6<\/p><\/div> Uncoupled!<\/p>\n



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Now we hook up a 700-series Genesis to the NYC section:<\/h4>\n

\"Albany-Rensselaer,

Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 7<\/p><\/div> Here it comes!<\/p>\n



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Now we "split the train":<\/h4>\n

\"Albany-Rensselaer,<\/a>

Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 8<\/p><\/div> Getting ready to uncouple…<\/p>\n


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\"Albany-Rensselaer,<\/a>

Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 9<\/p><\/div> Uncoupled!<\/p>\n



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Now for some shots of the RoadRailers on the tail end:<\/h4>\n

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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 10<\/p><\/div> Frontmost CouplerMate.<\/p>\n


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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 11<\/p><\/div> Frontmost CouplerMate, another view.<\/p>\n


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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 12<\/p><\/div> First inter-trailer bogey.<\/p>\n


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Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 13<\/p><\/div> Last two (of three) trailers.<\/p>\n



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Now for some additional shots of the train:<\/h2>\n

\"Albany-Rensselaer,<\/a>

Albany-Rensselaer, NY, Memorial Day, 2000, photo 14<\/p><\/div> View from the rear: the Chicago <=> Boston MHC, the Boston baggage car, and the Boston sleeper. The Amfleet-2 coaches are barely visible ahead of the sleeper.<\/p>\n



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More pictures from this trip on my Memorial Day, 2000 at the Springfield, MA train station<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Memorial Day, 2000 (May 29) I was traveling back to Mass. after spending the weekend at my Mom’s (the usual Memorial Day scene — burnt ground up dead cow, etc.) and I took some pictures at the Albany-Rensselaer, NY station during the layover of the Late For Sure, er….<\/p>\n

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