December 4, 2001, was a remarkable day for me. I rode the head-end of Amtrak No. 93 from Providence to New York's Penn Station. I did so legally with a head-end pass from my employer. The AEM-7 was one of the few remaining un-rebuilt engines, rated at 6,000 hp. The upgraded units deliver 8,000hp. Here's 93 arriving PVD.

Photographed by Leo King, December 4, 2001.
Added to the photo archive by Leo King, May 8, 2004.
Railroad: Amtrak/Northeast Corridor.

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