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Nostalgia & History > ATSF matched setDate: 04/30/04 11:03 ATSF matched set Author: FT Amoung a batch I recently received from my brother was this matched set
of 5900's. Too bad it was poor weather, I don't know how many times four Kodachromes, all the same model,were the only power up the hill. Taken 2-15-86, by Ken Ardinger. It seems to me this was an arrainged set by a fan in the right position in SF. Keith Date: 04/30/04 11:52 Re: ATSF matched set Author: espeeboy Nice! Good shot because of course you got a solid lash-up of Shouldn't Paint So Fast cowl units and because you also got a typical 80's intermodal train with lots of 45' trailers in tow! Been a while since I have seen a train of almost all 45' trailers...
Date: 04/30/04 12:07 Re: ATSF matched set Author: rdsexton The perfect picture would have been to catch a meet of SP and SF Kodachromes at the same spot...
Date: 04/30/04 13:16 Re: ATSF matched set Author: tracktime Hmm.. I think I shot this same train just west of Summit too that day. Cheers, Harry Date: 05/01/04 11:41 Re: ATSF matched set Author: rdg484 If you look closely, the second unit is an ex-Amtrak SDP-40F. There is extra room behind the radiator grilles for where the steam generator once was. Until I was shown this spotting feature, I could not tell an SDP-40F from an F-45 since they otherwise look identical.
Date: 05/01/04 21:41 Re: ATSF matched set Author: john1082 2nd unit appears to be an FP-45. Note the door at the rear of the carbody. Compare the position of that door to the position of the side door of this SDP-40F: http://atsf.railfan.net/cowls/amt622a.jpg
The SDP-40F side door on the right-hand side is further forward than the right side door of an FP-45: http://members.aol.com/JFuhrtrain/FP45data.htm |