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Date: 06/25/16 22:29
A H-12-44 for Switcher Saturday
Author: MartyBernard

Southern Pacific 1589 in Phoenix, AZ on June 24, 1962.  She was a Fairbanks Morse H-12-44, built Jan. 1951 and sold May 1975.  Orange baggage cart!

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/16 22:53 by MartyBernard.

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Date: 06/26/16 10:26
Re: A H-12-44 for Switcher Saturday
Author: GettingShort

The baggage cart or float was still in use in the 1990s before Amtrak abandoned Phoennix. We had 5 useable carts at the time and for the last 5 years or so of service in Phoenix all 5 were required for most trains because of the heavy baggage and express on and off trains 1-21 and 2-22. 
I think several of the carts may still be in use at Tucson.

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