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General Electric P42 Engines

The P42 series was built between 1996 and 2001, weighs 268,800 lbs and uses a GE 7FDL-16 diesel prime mover that develops 4250 hp. Use of the head end power drops the horsepower at the rails by 700hp. My thanks to Wikia Fandom for their information.

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Amtrak engines 86, & 89 bring a wash extra in to Portland Station at Mountain Junction on October 31^st of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak engines 98 & 90213 fly 693 through Cumberland Center on November 7^th of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak engines 90224 & 88 fly 684 through Cumberland Center on December 31^st of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 86 and 90224 take Downeaster 681 through Hillside in Brunswick on January 15^thof 2021.
Video by John Erickson. This video is also on youtube.

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