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Owner: Amtrak
Model:EMD FL9Built As:NH 2016 (FL9)
Serial Number:21962Order No:3193
Frame Number:3193-A15Built:10/1957
Notes:Ex NH 2016
Other locos with this serial:  ME 488(FL9) AMTK 488(FL9) NH 2016(FL9) PC 5016(FL9) MERR 488(FL9)
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Amtrak 488
Title:  Amtrak 488
Description:  EMD FL-9 at Renssalaer NY. Photographer: Frank Szachacz.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 4/2/2020 4:15:21 PM
Location:  Renssalaer, NY
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Amtrak FL9 488
Title:  Amtrak FL9 488
Description:  Amtrak FL9 488 in New York City, New York sometime during June 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I don't know exactly where in NYC this photo was taken (see Comment below, thanks Josh). I happened upon this train while wandering around in Grand Central Station. I really wanted a photo in daylight, so I grabbed a cab and attempted to explain my goals to the driver, who was convinced I was crazy, but this was the Big Apple, where crazy is acceptable. I got out at a station somewhere and ran up to the platform, managing to catch the train running under straight electric power off the third rail.

According to the September 1983 issue of Trains Magazine, Amtrak FL9 488 was previously numbered Amtrak 239. It was originally New York New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H, or simply the New Haven) 2016 (c/n 21962), built between July-November 1957, later under Penn-Central ownership (the NH was added to the PC organization on January 1, 1969), it was renumbered 5016. It had 1750 horsepower produced by a 16-567C prime mover, and the idea was to shut the diesel down at Woodlawn Junction and run under third rail 600 volts DC power into Grand Central. Under the PC ownership however, the diesels were kept fired up until the entrance to Park Avenue Tunnel at 96th Street in Manhattan, but only if the crew knew they had a good unit. Sometimes, deteriorating batteries would prevent restarting the diesel once it had been shut down, but more often the problem was the electrically operated air compressor had become defective, and the main generator, run by the diesel, was necessary to keep the brake system charged. So, despite regulations to the contrary, the echoes of rumbling 567's became familiar sounds in the catacombs of Grand Central, with resulting limited visibility in the tunnels during morning and evening rush hours. Penn-Central's assets were conveyed to Conrail on April 1, 1976, and CR sold 12 FL9's to Amtrak. During 1978-80, Amtrak sent six of its FL9's to Morrison-Knudsen in Boise, Idaho for rebuilding, including the capability to provide Head End Power (HEP) to Amtrak's new and rebuilt cars. The FL9's returned with air horns replacing their New Haven Hancock air whistles. The US Congress mandated that Conrail exit the passenger business on January 1, 1983, so the remainder of CR's FL9's were sold off to commuter agencies.

Photo Date:  6/1/1980  Upload Date: 11/28/2010 11:21:16 AM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  2298   Comments: 2
Two for the price of one
Title:  Two for the price of one
Description:  Amtrak FL9s 488 & 491 lead combined trains 69 & 63, the northbound Adirondack and westbound Niagara Rainbow, up the Hudson Line in third rail territory at Babcock Place, Yonkers, New York, USA, 16 August 1980.
Photo Date:  8/16/1980  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:43:05 PM
Location:  Yonkers, NY
Author:  Bill Wilcox
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 491(FL9)
Views:  1666   Comments: 0
AMTK 488, 489
Title:  AMTK 488, 489
Description:  Shot from on the train
Photo Date:  4/3/1982  Upload Date: 6/26/2023 10:59:50 PM
Location:  Rensselaer, NY
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  107   Comments: 2
Amtrak 488
Title:  Amtrak 488
Description:  EMD FL-9 departing Albany-Rensselaer NY station.
Photo Date:  7/8/1982  Upload Date: 4/6/2020 2:44:43 PM
Location:  Renssalaer, NY
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Amtrak 488
Title:  Amtrak 488
Description:  EMD FL-9 departing Albany-Rensselaer NY station.
Photo Date:  7/8/1982  Upload Date: 4/6/2020 2:52:02 PM
Location:  Renssalaer, NY
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
AMTK 488
Title:  AMTK 488
Description:  Cut off of our train (#63) will get wyed for a tr|p back to Grand Central
Photo Date:  7/20/1984  Upload Date: 3/25/2009 9:17:33 PM
Location:  Croton Harmon, NY
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
AMTK 488
Title:  AMTK 488
Description:  Resting after bringing in a trnin.
Photo Date:  8/1/1984  Upload Date: 3/25/2009 9:18:25 PM
Location:  New York Grand Centr, NY
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  646   Comments: 0
FL 9 and a surprise
Title:  FL 9 and a surprise
Description:  An FL 9 led train rolls out of Harmon, not a big deal in those days. The surprise is the HEP car behind the power. This was the only time I ever saw one in New York. Take a look at the Harom engine tracks in the background. Lots of good stuff over there.
Photo Date:  4/19/1985  Upload Date: 9/30/2014 2:56:39 AM
Location:  Harmon, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 695(Power Car)
Views:  1220   Comments: 1
AMTK 488
Title:  AMTK 488
Description:  Train 63 northbound at Garrison.
Photo Date:  5/23/1985  Upload Date: 7/26/2006 11:01:33 AM
Location:  Garrison, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  626   Comments: 1
AMTK 488
Title:  AMTK 488
Description:  Train 68 southbound by Polopel Island.
Photo Date:  5/23/1985  Upload Date: 7/26/2006 3:44:24 PM
Location:  Fishkill, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  849   Comments: 0
AMTK 488 brings the northbound Maple Leaf into Hudson
Title:  AMTK 488 brings the northbound Maple Leaf into Hudson
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/22/1986  Upload Date: 2/11/2012 9:51:24 PM
Location:  Hudson, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  494   Comments: 1
AMTK 488 and the Maple Leaf rolls into Hudson Station
Title:  AMTK 488 and the Maple Leaf rolls into Hudson Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/22/1986  Upload Date: 2/11/2012 9:52:27 PM
Location:  Hudson, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  393   Comments: 1
Amtrak #57, northbound Bear Mountain
Title:  Amtrak #57, northbound Bear Mountain
Description:  Amtrak train 57, the northbound Bear Mountain behind FL9 488, negotiates the switches at Mott Haven Junction with the Manhattan skyline in the distance. As seen from 144th Street, Bronx, New York, USA, 29 July 1987.
Photo Date:  7/29/1987  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:38:40 PM
Location:  Bronx, NY
Author:  Bill Wilcox
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  772   Comments: 1
Dual power
Title:  Dual power
Description:  Train 49, the Lake Shore Limited, arrives at Albany-Renssalaer behind a pair of FL 9s. Originally built for the New Haven basically as an FP 9 with third rail capability to run through from Grand Central to non electrified territory, a dozen found their way onto Amtrak, where eventually six would survive into the 1990s. Using them eliminated the time honored engine change at Harmon, and trains could run straight through to Albany, where the train would have the Boston section switched in. Now the switching and engine change could be completed simultaneously, saving time.
Photo Date:  1/19/1991  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 4:05:04 AM
Location:  Rensselaer, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Night,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 491(FL9)
Views:  1073   Comments: 0
A Rare Visitor
Title:  A Rare Visitor
Description:  Not the best scanned image, but certainly a worthy subject and very rare to the Keystone Corqidor, a battle scared Amtrak FL9 488 leads #40, the eastbound Broadway Limited at Paradise, PA. Kodachrome by C. Hash.
Photo Date:  9/6/1992  Upload Date: 9/6/2014 10:21:21 AM
Location:  Paradise, PA
Author:  Chris Hash
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
Amtrak 69
Title:  Amtrak 69
Description:  Train 69 splits the signals at Manitou,
Photo Date:  10/22/1994  Upload Date: 10/29/2006 10:43:59 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
Amtrak 69
Title:  Amtrak 69
Description:  Train 69 behind "billboard" FL-9 #488.
Photo Date:  10/22/1994  Upload Date: 10/29/2006 10:45:31 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
AMTK 69
Title:  AMTK 69
Description:  Amtrak train 69 zips through Manitou behind "billboard" FL-9 488.
Photo Date:  10/29/1994  Upload Date: 10/21/2006 8:09:08 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
15:05 AMTK 488
Title:  15:05 AMTK 488
Description:  Amtrak Empire Service train 286 passing the signals at Manitou.
Photo Date:  5/6/1995  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 10:33:55 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
15:05 AMTK 488
Title:  15:05 AMTK 488
Description:  Amtrak train 286 southbound at Manitou.
Photo Date:  5/6/1995  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 10:35:07 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  457   Comments: 0
14:50, AMTK 286
Title:  14:50, AMTK 286
Description:  Amtrak train 286 sails into New Hamburg, led by "billboard" FL-9 488.
Photo Date:  5/20/1995  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 10:24:52 AM
Location:  New Hamburg, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
North Bound FL-9
Title:  North Bound FL-9
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/19/1995  Upload Date: 2/9/2010 12:04:55 AM
Location:  Poughkeepsie, NY
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  628   Comments: 2
Amtrak FL-9
Title:  Amtrak FL-9
Description:  Northbound FL-9 heading to Albany, NY
Photo Date:  7/12/1995  Upload Date: 11/28/2009 11:49:59 PM
Location:  Poughkeepsie, NY
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  612   Comments: 0
FL-9s
Title:  FL-9s
Description:  Amtrak and Metro North FL-9s
Photo Date:  7/12/1995  Upload Date: 11/28/2009 11:54:53 PM
Location:  Poughkeepsie, NY
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  539   Comments: 1
AMTK 488
Title:  AMTK 488
Description:  Train 248, led by "billboard" FL-9 488, cruises past the lagoon in Cold Spring at 09:25.
Photo Date:  10/25/1996  Upload Date: 9/30/2006 1:35:36 PM
Location:  Cold Spring, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
AMTK 488
Title:  AMTK 488
Description:  Train 248, led by "billboard" FL-9 488, cruises past the lagoon in Cold Spring at 09:25.
Photo Date:  10/25/1996  Upload Date: 9/30/2006 1:36:58 PM
Location:  Cold Spring, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 488(FL9)
Views:  633   Comments: 0


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