Talk:EMD AEM-7

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I changed the top speed on Acela Regional from 110 mph to 125 mph since Amtrak now runs all Regional trains at up to 125 mph (and they have dropped the Acela part of the name). I also deleted the reference to Northeast Direct in the top speed spec since there are no longer any NE Direct trains (too bad, I sort of liked that name better).

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Atlant 23:24, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Toaster

I work for Amtrak, my father worked the railroad, My fathers father worked on the railroad and known of us, nor anyone I know has ever heard the AEM7 be referred to as a Toaster. I sent out a system email to others in the NEC and no one had ever heard of them called a toaster. Where did this name come from? Is a foamers name? --Kev62nesl 05:19, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

It's probably mostly a railfan term. Google gets a fair number of hits both in the web space (excluding WIki) and the newsgroup space.

Atlant 15:34, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "AEM7" or "AEM-7" (hyphen or no?)

Is the proper designation for this locomotive "AEM7" or "AEM-7" (with hyphen)? The title doesn't have the hyphen, but every use in the article does. I was about to move the page to "EMD AEM-7", but I figured I should make sure I was right first. —LrdChaos 15:58, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Even the Amtrak web site is quite inconsistent. It may well be that, at this point in the loco's history, nobody can actually answer this question with authority. The best resource would be the original purchase contracts or manufacturer's documentation.

Atlant 16:55, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I got home and realized I have a copy of the EMD Operators Manual for the locomotive, which says "AEM-7" right on the cover. I'm considering that to be pretty authoritative, and accordingly I've moved the page (and updated other pages as needed). —LrdChaos 01:30, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Well done, thanks!

Atlant 15:22, 16 May 2006 (UTC)