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Amtrak cab car 90214 & engine 20 rolling by Winnocks Neck with Downeaster 696 and 6 cars on June 9^th of 2018.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak engines 101 & 406 rolling by Mountain Junction with Downeaster 685, 5 cars and pieces of a tree they hit between CPF201 and CPF203
on June 21^st of 2018.
Video by John Erickson.

Engine Details
Number	Marks	Current Disposition	Eng. Serial No.	Eng. Built:	Date Acquired:
101	AMTK	Active	49953	6/1997	6/1997
Eng. Type:	Engine Maker:	Trucks:	Horsepower:	Weight:	Prime Mover:
P42DC	GE	B-B, high speed	4,250	268,240 lb	7FDL16, 4 stroke
Traction Motors:	Series:	Air Compressor:	Tractive Effort (starting):	Head-End Power:	Speed:
4 - GE752AH DC motors	Genesis I	1 - WABCO 3CDCLA	63,000 lbf	1 GTA33 alternator, 800 kW, 480 V	110 mph

This engine data is primarily from the builders data on the side of the locomotives with inclusions from The Diesel Shop and Wikipedia.

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