AEM-7 leading a train over the Susquehanna River, 1980s.
Color film slide showing a train led by an AEM-7 crossing the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in Maryland; image likely dates to the 1980s.
- Film Slide Details
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- Date Archived:
- July 9, 2015
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
- Data Format:
- Image
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The Susquehanna River Rail Bridge crosses the waterway between Perryville and Havre de Grace, Md. Just south of the bridge, the Susquehanna River empties into the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay.
The multi-span truss rail bridge, which measures approximately 4,200 feet long, was constructed in 1906 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and replaced an earlier structure from the 1860s. Catenary poles and wire were added in the 1930s while the PRR electrified the corridor for faster and more efficient service. As of 2015, the bridge was used by Amtrak, the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) rail and Norfolk Southern Railway.
Due to its history and importance to the Northeast rail system, the bridge was featured on the official 1980 Amtrak wall calendar in a watercolor by Gil Reid.
Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
