Beat out by the Swedes

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Jim Bruce	General	this engine was developed from the French SNCF (Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francias) CC21000 electric, and was converted from SNCF CC21000 CC21003 in 1976. it was built in 1974 as part of the CC21000 class first built in 1969 to a design based on SNCF (Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francias)'s CC6500 class, although they could be powered under two voltages 1500V D.C. and 25 kV A.C. whereas the SNCF CC6500 could only be powered under 1500V D.C. the 4 of the type were built for SNCF in 1969 and 1974 and saw 25 years of service on SNCF before being converted into the similar CC6500 between 1995 and 1997. they were then only powered under 1500V D.C. as both types only ran South of Paris. the CC21000 was itself developed from the SNCF CC6500 class which is SNCF's most powerful electric and was first built in 1966. the last SNCF CC6500s were withdrawn in 2007 having seen 40+ years service, with some now preserved. they worked both passenger and freight trains.	3/4/2010 3:45:18 PM

Jim Bruce	General	and see these links for more info on the types and pictures of them in SNCF service. http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/fr/electric/dual/21000/pix.html, http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/fr/electric/dc/6500/pix.html. see also this link:http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/si/electric/363/pix.html, for pics of the Slovenian S (Slovenske eleznice) 363 class built in 1977. 9 similar engines were also sold to Moroccan Railways ONCF (National Office for Railways of Morocco) or ONCFM in French (Office National des Chemins de Fer du Maroc) as class ES900, but all are now withdrawn. both these types were based on SNCF (Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francias)'s CC6500 class.	3/4/2010 5:27:29 PM

Beat out by the Swedes
French built X996 at Wilmington shops between tests that would only prove that the AEM7 was the future locomotive for Amtrak. May, 1977
Date: 5/1/1977	Location: Wilmington, DE Map	Views: 1671	Collection Of: George Pitz
Locomotives: AMTK X996(UNKNOWN)			Author: George L. Pitz

Picture Categories: Roster		This picture is part of album: Collection of GLP

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