>>1288332The Malaise era of America where everything was terrible sorta has an odd charm to it. And with the birth of Amtrak and the purchase of new electric locos its the lowest of low American Rail Roads would get. But they prevailed in small ways. Nothing beats the imagery of a silver and grey box beating the air into submission while it travels at 120mph though the rust belt of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Budd steel tubes fairies the smarter businessman between D.C., New York and Harrisburg.