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Keystone Service train led by AEM-7 No. 953.

Color digital image showing a Keystone Service (Harrisburg-New York) train passing through the Pennsylvania countryside.

<i>Keystone Service</i> train led by AEM-7 No. 953.

In this image, one of many daily Keystone Service trains is led by AEM-7 locomotive No. 953. Keystone Service trains operate in push-pull service by pairing electric locomotives with cab coaches rebuilt by Amtrak in the late 1980s from the original Budd-manufactured Metroliner cars.

Between 2004 and 2006, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Amtrak undertook the “Keystone Corridor Improvement Project” with the goal of improving the 104 mile rail line in order to allow for all-electric train service, increase top speeds to 110 mph and add train frequencies including express options.

Photographer: Chuck Gomez for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.