Nostalgia & History > Lost on Planet Cajon 6

Three variations of the classic EMD nose: Amtrak SDP40F, ATSF F45, and UPRR DD40X.

Photos 1&2. First up is #3. This was in '79, so it's pre-superliner and Amtrak was still mimicking ATSF's El Cap/Super Chief consist. I didn't get any clear shot of the first class part of the train so I'm not sure of the set-up- did sleeping car passengers go forward to use the El Cap diner & lounge? I'm guessing the dome here is a former NP sleeper- is that right? (had there been a Pleasure Dome, I'm sure I'd have photographed it, so I'm guessing there wasn't) An odd thing here it the red signal lamp is lit on the 502 up front- probably the crew fooling around saying "Hi" (assuming they could do that- I know they weren't making an emergency stop).

Photo 6. I know someone's going to ask: No, I can't make out the number, and the slogan reads, "Be Careful Don't (Rush?) Into Us". If someone is familiar with the various slogans maybe you could confirm/correct that- I'm not 100% sure Rush is the right word here.

Sure glad I thought to include so many cabooses on these excursions- who knew they'd soon be gone?

SR Bush
Dutch Flat



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/04/15 22:03 by BoilingMan.

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Amtrak at "it's" worst although the dome appears to have glass windows. Santa Fe's passenger engines had a reset for the red gyralite if the brakes went into emergency; I'm not sure about Amtrak 500s. On double track or sidings opposing trains were supposed to stop when meeting an engine with a lit red gyralite so who knows what was going on this day.

The word "Rush" could be right but also the word "Back". It looks like Be Careful, Don't Back into Us to me. The following cabooses that I know of so far have the word Back in it. 25529, 25664 and it also looks like to me the last 2 numbers are 45.
The following numbers have the word Rush in the slogan, 25223,25255,25256,25336,25520, 25561, 25649. upkpfan

Some said "Back" and some said "Rush"? Huh..
I'll go have another look. (Either way: not one of their more coherent slogans. Just say'n)
SR

Nice stuff there SR. I really like the early non-complaint Amtrak shots

Looks like the 25645, a CA-9, with the "Be Careful, Don't Rush Into Us" slogan.

Best I can squeeze out of it. B&W helped a little (sort'a). I'm sticking to "Rush"- still looks like an "s" in there to me. And if the record shows #45 had "Rush", that certainly could pass for a 45.
SR

Yeow- I just posted this and I see the # really fades out here! You'll have to trust me on the 45- it looked better in Lightroom.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/04/15 21:51 by BoilingMan.

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That's some good stuff. Thanks for posting.

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