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Title: |
Metroliner |
Description: |
An Amtrak Metroliner set from the late 60s heads past the Rahway station en route to DC |
Photo Date: |
5/12/1983 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 12:55:11 AM |
Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 821(Electric M.U.) |
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474 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AEM7 939 |
Description: |
AEM7 939 blasts through Rahway with a DC bound train. |
Photo Date: |
5/16/1983 Upload Date: 11/27/2011 2:57:34 AM |
Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 939(AEM7) |
Views: |
525 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
SPV 2000 |
Description: |
CDOT 50, painted in Amtrak colors, waits at Springfield Mass to head back to New Haven and a Northeast Corridor connection. |
Photo Date: |
5/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/27/2011 3:04:45 AM |
Location: |
Springfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
CDOT 50(SPV-2000) |
Views: |
1244 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AEM7 941 |
Description: |
Amtrak 941 races through Rahway witha Clocker for Philly as a train of Arrows approaches on the adjacent track. |
Photo Date: |
7/11/1983 Upload Date: 11/5/2013 12:13:59 AM |
Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 941(AEM7) |
Views: |
423 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Crescent arrives |
Description: |
The Crescent arrives at Alexandria behind a elephant style pair of F40s. |
Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 3:48:51 AM |
Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 259(F40PHR) |
Views: |
451 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 271 |
Description: |
Amtrak 271 rolls into Alexandria behind elephant style F40s. This was a popular configuration this day. |
Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 3:51:01 AM |
Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
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410 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
SW 1 |
Description: |
Amtrak had a fleet of SW 1's that worked yards and some stations. Here's 745 at Sunnyside Yard in Queens |
Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 12:47:37 AM |
Location: |
Sunnyside Yard/ Hunt, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 745(SW1) AMTK 951(E60) |
Views: |
618 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 914 |
Description: |
AEM7 914 is ready to go to New York with a corridor train. |
Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 3:53:47 AM |
Location: |
Washington Union Sta, DC |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 914(AEM7) |
Views: |
370 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 268 |
Description: |
Seen from the vestibule of the southbound ferry move to Richmond for the 1983 NRHS convention, a northbound Amtrak train approaches Alexandria |
Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 12:39:19 AM |
Location: |
Springfield, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 268(F40PHR) |
Views: |
349 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 276 |
Description: |
Amtrak 268 leads one of the Florida trains south, overtaking the NRHS convention ferry move on the RF&P |
Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 12:42:46 AM |
Location: |
Fredericksburg, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 276(F40PH) |
Views: |
404 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 383 |
Description: |
Amtrak 383 leads a southbound into Staples Mill station. |
Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/18/2013 12:49:49 AM |
Location: |
Richmond (Amtrak), VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 383(F40PHR) |
Views: |
297 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 267 |
Description: |
Amtrak 267 leads a northbound into Staples Mill Rd stationAmtrak 267 nor |
Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/18/2013 12:55:06 AM |
Location: |
Richmond (Amtrak), VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 267(F40PHR) |
Views: |
386 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amrak 921 |
Description: |
Amtrak 921 hammers past Rahway witha short corridor train |
Photo Date: |
7/18/1983 Upload Date: 11/5/2013 12:40:16 AM |
Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 941(AEM7) |
Views: |
232 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
E 60 east |
Description: |
Even though most corridor trains had gone to AEM7s by 1983, most of the long haul trains ran with E60s due to their superior tractive effort, a plus with heavy trains. Here 970 is on the last leg into New York with a Florida train. |
Photo Date: |
7/18/1983 Upload Date: 11/5/2013 12:44:59 AM |
Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 970(E60) |
Views: |
254 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yard action |
Description: |
Sunnyside yard was always a great place to see Amtrak power and equipment of all sorts. This view from a passing LIRR train shows a pair of SW 1s an E60 and a Metroliner set |
Photo Date: |
11/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 1:37:29 AM |
Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 745(SW1) AMTK 731(SW1) AMTK 951(E60) |
Views: |
865 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Boston bound |
Description: |
A Boston bound train heads for Hell Gate, crossing Northern Blvd in Queens. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 1:42:19 AM |
Location: |
Astoria, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 923(AEM7) |
Views: |
314 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rensselaer facility |
Description: |
Amtrak built a mainteneance facility adjacent to the Albany Rensselaer station. This is what you could see from the train. |
Photo Date: |
12/30/1983 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 1:27:20 AM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 347(F40PH) |
Views: |
184 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Busy place |
Description: |
Amtrak 940 rolls a New York bound train into Stamford. Note the New Canaan train on the far side of the westbound platform, and an approaching communter train from New Haven. Good action for a Saturday. |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1984 Upload Date: 5/26/2014 3:11:02 AM |
Location: |
Stamford Rail Statio, CT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 940(AEM7) |
Views: |
364 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
New York bound |
Description: |
A New York bound train stops at Stamford on the ex New HAven |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1984 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 1:39:49 AM |
Location: |
Stamford Rail Statio, CT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Winter,Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 940(AEM7) |
Views: |
357 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Pooches |
Description: |
A pair of Amtrak P30CHs sit at New Orleans, which was a base for those units. They were commonly seen on the Sunset in that era. |
Photo Date: |
3/10/1984 Upload Date: 5/26/2014 3:08:03 AM |
Location: |
New Orleans - NOUPT, LA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 716(P30CH) AMTK 717(P30CH) |
Views: |
302 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southbound for tidewater |
Description: |
One of Amtraks trains to Newport News pauses at Alexandria |
Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:21:59 AM |
Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 267(F40PHR) |
Views: |
216 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
New York bound |
Description: |
The northbound Crescent arrives at Alexandria |
Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:23:32 AM |
Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 299(F40PHR) AMTK 285(F40PHR) |
Views: |
309 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Florida train |
Description: |
The Silver Meteor works Alexandria, in one of those "close but no cigar" shots with a light pole right in front of the power. |
Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:26:05 AM |
Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 328(F40PHR) |
Views: |
189 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 152 |
Description: |
Amtrak turbo at Utica NY |
Photo Date: |
5/1/1984 Upload Date: 2/14/2011 11:20:10 PM |
Location: |
Utica, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 152(Turboliner) |
Views: |
545 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Out of the sun |
Description: |
An eastbound Amtrak turbo races out of the sun as it makes its way toward Grand Central. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1984 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 2:30:24 AM |
Location: |
Utica, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 157(Turboliner) |
Views: |
198 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Niagara bound |
Description: |
A turbo train makes its Utica stop on its way from New York to Niagara Falls. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1984 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 2:36:27 AM |
Location: |
Utica, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 160(Turboliner) |
Views: |
208 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lake Shore |
Description: |
The Boston section of the Lake Shore makes its stop at Pittsfield Mass. The Amtrak station here was put in after they restored service in 1975. The former station was a large wooden frame building about 1/2 mile to the west that served the NYC and New Haven, which came up from Danbury. |
Photo Date: |
7/13/1984 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 2:39:15 AM |
Location: |
Pittsfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 216(F40PH) |
Views: |
431 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Broadway on the curve |
Description: |
The eastbound Broadway approaches Horseshoe Curve behind consecutively numbered F40's as it makes its way to an engine change at Harrisburg, and on to New York. Some trains were still carrying Slumbercoaches in late 1984-note the partial view of the sleeper at the far left. |
Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/3/2014 3:34:06 AM |
Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 367(F40PHR) |
Views: |
389 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southwest arrives |
Description: |
The Southwest Chief-Santa Fe would not let Amtrak use the Super Chief name-arrives at Albuquerque behind a trio of F40s. |
Photo Date: |
10/5/1984 Upload Date: 7/10/2014 1:30:01 AM |
Location: |
Albuquerque, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 251(F40PHR) AMTK 249(F40PHR) AMTK 246(F40PHR) |
Views: |
713 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Washing up |
Description: |
At that time, it was preactice to wash the windows, at least on the western long distance trains, in mid trip. The washer has just completed this task on train 3. |
Photo Date: |
10/5/1984 Upload Date: 7/10/2014 1:35:06 AM |
Location: |
Albuquerque, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
137 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 940 |
Description: |
Amtrak 940 heads for an engine change at New Haven, mkaing good speed through Rye. |
Photo Date: |
2/5/1985 Upload Date: 9/26/2014 1:19:52 PM |
Location: |
Rye, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 940(AEM7) |
Views: |
272 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headed for Penn |
Description: |
A westbound Amtrak train rolls through Rye on its way to New York in the gathering gloom of a February day. |
Photo Date: |
2/5/1985 Upload Date: 2/5/1985 12:00:00 AM |
Location: |
Rye, NY |
Author: |
Som Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 941(AEM7) |
Views: |
222 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AEM 7 headed for New Haven |
Description: |
An AEM 7 wheels a Boston bound train through the sharp curve at Rye. The catenary gives this away as the ex New Haven |
Photo Date: |
2/12/1985 Upload Date: 9/13/2012 5:05:06 PM |
Location: |
Rye, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 909(AEM7) |
Views: |
299 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Boston section |
Description: |
The Boston section of the Lake Shore rolls past the Palmer szation belind a "ghetto grill" equipped F40, a staple of northeastern passenger trains |
Photo Date: |
2/19/1985 Upload Date: 9/26/2014 1:31:32 PM |
Location: |
Palmer, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 209(F40PH) |
Views: |
527 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headed up the Hudson |
Description: |
An Amtrak Turboliner, standard equipment in Empire Service at the time, blasts by the station at Garrison. |
Photo Date: |
4/12/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 2:51:16 AM |
Location: |
Garrison, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 152(Turboliner) |
Views: |
216 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Going away to Albany |
Description: |
A westbound turbo makes a fast run for Albany. The turbos tended to have a lot of smoky exhaust, which explains the filthy cab. |
Photo Date: |
4/12/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 2:52:37 AM |
Location: |
Garrison, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 157(Turboliner) |
Views: |
150 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Grand Central bound. |
Description: |
The move to Penn Station for NY state trains is still a few years away as this turbo rolls past Garrison en route to Grand Central |
Photo Date: |
4/12/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 2:53:43 AM |
Location: |
Garrison, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 163(Turboliner) |
Views: |
260 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
FL 9 and a surprise |
Description: |
An FL 9 led train rolls out of Harmon, not a big deal in those days. The surprise is the HEP car behind the power. This was the only time I ever saw one in New York. Take a look at the Harom engine tracks in the background. Lots of good stuff over there. |
Photo Date: |
4/19/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 2:56:39 AM |
Location: |
Harmon, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 695(Power Car) |
Views: |
1216 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Union station switcher |
Description: |
Amtrak had acquired a group of rebuilt SW 1200s in a swap with the Santa Fe for some SDP40Fs, and they started turning up all over. This one is at Washington Union Station. Seen from the passing Silver Star |
Photo Date: |
5/4/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 3:06:40 AM |
Location: |
Washington Union Sta, DC |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 562(SSB1200) |
Views: |
196 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Help from a friend |
Description: |
This RF&P unit was at Union Station with a pair of Amtrak F40s. My guess is it was added to an Amtrak train after one of their own units failed south of DC. |
Photo Date: |
5/4/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 3:09:07 AM |
Location: |
Washington Union Sta, DC |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
RFP 136(GP35) |
Views: |
390 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yard goat |
Description: |
The Miami yard engine makes up a New York train as I arrive on the Silver Star. Note the Slumbercoach. They were a staple on the Florida trains and the New York-Chicago trains, and were a really economical way to get a bed, however small, instead of sleeping in a coach seat. As I recall, the extra charge was around $15. |
Photo Date: |
5/5/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 3:00:20 AM |
Location: |
Miami Station, FL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 556(SSB1200) |
Views: |
363 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Gone and stored in Florida |
Description: |
A line of SDP40Fs was adjacent to the station in Miami awaiting disposition, having been deposed from their reign as Amtraks main passenger power. |
Photo Date: |
5/5/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 3:02:12 AM |
Location: |
Miami Station, FL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
475 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Dead line |
Description: |
There was a line of SDP40Fs at Miami next to the station, this one in the "pointless arrow" scheme. |
Photo Date: |
5/5/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 3:03:57 AM |
Location: |
Miami Station, FL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 627(SDP40F) |
Views: |
381 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Auto train switcher |
Description: |
Amtrak kept this Dewitt Geep-an RS 3 rebuilt with a 567 engine from an E 8 by Conrail at Syracuse-to switch the Auto Train at Sanford FL |
Photo Date: |
5/6/1985 Upload Date: 9/28/2014 3:52:58 AM |
Location: |
Sanford, FL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Station |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 107(RS3M) |
Views: |
395 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Auto Train arrives |
Description: |
The Auto Train behind a pair of F40s I had seen in Washington that previous Saturday arrives at Sanford. |
Photo Date: |
5/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:28:38 AM |
Location: |
Sanford, FL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 381(F40PHR) |
Views: |
707 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Sometimes traffic aint so bad. |
Description: |
I was waiting at the toll plaza on the Triboro Bridge when this Amtrak train for Boston rolled past on the adjacent Hell Gate. |
Photo Date: |
5/12/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:47:02 AM |
Location: |
Hell Gate Bridge, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 910(AEM7) |
Views: |
370 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
FL 9 south |
Description: |
Amtrak had only a dozen FL 9s, about half of which were out of service by this time, so it was always good to see one. This one is leading a southbound train from Albany, and will run it all the way into Grand Central. |
Photo Date: |
6/11/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:32:52 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 490(FL9) |
Views: |
691 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Turbo on the river |
Description: |
A westbound turbo rolls along the east bank of the Hudson as seen from Bear Mountain State Park. |
Photo Date: |
6/11/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:34:40 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
105 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Meet of unusual trains |
Description: |
A pair of SPV 2000s working the shuttle from Harmon to Poughkeepsie meets a turbo train just north of the tunnel on the east bank of the river. |
Photo Date: |
6/11/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:38:27 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
47 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AEM 7 dash |
Description: |
An AEM 7 leads a short train for Penn Station through Greenwich at high speed. |
Photo Date: |
7/9/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:41:08 AM |
Location: |
Greenwich, CT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 902(AEM7) |
Views: |
413 Comments: 0 |
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