Passenger Trains > Texas Eagle 21 with AMTK66 in Texas

Had to chase this one cause I ain't got it yet. Mission accomplished.
AMTK 66 heading south western to San Antonio TX on 12-16-2012.

1. Leaving Dallas TX on the UP Dallas sub.

2 & 3 at Joshua TX on the BNSF Ft Worth sub.

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Looks very clean. Great shots.

KCCharlie

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Very nice shots... Thanks for sharing em' .. :)

Tony

Riddle me this; why does it take two P42's to pull train #5/6 with the same amount of cars as the TEXAS EAGLE?

I believe that 5 and 6 usually have more cars. However, the Texas Eag;e route is flat but the route that 5 and 6 uses has heavy grades at places.

#66 has been around a lot lately. It pulled me to Dallas on 12/9 and back home on 12/11.

Frontrunner Wrote:
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> Riddle me this; why does it take two P42's to pull
> train #5/6 with the same amount of cars as the
> TEXAS EAGLE?

Minimum off-peak consist for 5/6 is eight cars, although nine is common most of the year (baggage, dorm, 2x sleepers, diner, lounge, 3x coaches). 21/22 don't regularly exceed seven cars. Plus, I suspect 5/6 encounters more sustained grades in excess of 2% than any other Amtrak train.

Dave

When did #66 get the PTC antenna farm? Looks like a table is on its head. Nice shots.