Nostalgia & History > 5 More Miscellaneous Amtrak Power

1. AMTK 435 (ex-Milw 34A E9A) with Hiawatha Service Train 325, Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL  on March 19, 1975

2. AMTK RS3s 119 and 120 (ex-PRR 8456 and ex-PRR 8458) at the Chicago Maintenance Terminal on August 20, 1978

3. AMTK GP40TC 194 (ex-GO TRANSIT 502, ex-CN 602), Chicago, IL on August 20, 1991

4. AMTK GP40TC 199 (ex-GO TRANSIT 502, ex-CN 607), Chicago, IL on August 20, 1991

5. AMTK F40PHR 389 with the Silver Star about to enter the First Street Tunnel to Union Station in Washington, DC on October 19, 1990.

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/16 17:59 by MartyBernard.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/16 14:54 by MartyBernard.

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As usual, all your photos are great and bring back so many pleasant memories for most of us.  Thanks again Marty for sharing them.
John

Those GP40TCs look very LONG when you see a side view like that.  Thanks for all your pictures Marty!

Whatever happened to the GP40TC units?

Thank you in advance.

CSXT_8437 Wrote:
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> Whatever happened to the GP40TC units?
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> Thank you in advance.

199 is the unit that hit my truck at Race St in Philly when the hostler who just came back off a 30 day suspension from hitting a vehicle was operating a 3 unit set from the 3rd engine back moved the set with no lights no bell and no horn ... Walter Matthau lookalike, the hostler helper was 500ft down the tracks at the pit switch and he was suppose to be protecting the move  ... i had track out in the yard and i was gong upstairs to give the track back to Jimmie the Race St yardie which WOULD'VE TAKEN ALL OF 30 SECONDS ... i didn't even make it up the first flight of stairs and i heard the crunch ... the engine house frm wanted me to lie in my statement to protect his boy cause the idiot just came off suspension for the seeeeecond time for hitting a vehicle ... that didn't happen ... first and only time n 38 years i hadda piss cause my boss was an A$$H%#E ... everyone knew it was the idiots fault for moving the units with no point man no headlights bell or horn from the 3rd unit back but my A$$H%#E boss wanted to push the issue that i parked too close enough to the track that the 199 handrail hit my mirror and broke my window ...

I bet those industrial buildings with the water tanks in the MIlw Rd shot are long gone now.
Love the 12% on the GP40TC.  Where was he going with that?

Should I dare ask in the first photos if that company still recieves boxcars? 

bluesboyst Wrote:
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> Should I dare ask in the first photos if that
> company still recieves boxcars? 

Those tracks have long since been removed. I believe its a condo building now

Love the 1ST shot with the CNW Commuter going over the bridge!