Nostalgia & History > Some older Amtrak

Here's some shots of older power - - hope you enjoy !

1. Leased from IC, 4027 and 4024, Chicago, April 1974
2. Also in April of '74, the 303 leading the Broadway LTD
3. Same day, the 323
4. Another view of the Broadway departing Chicago, with
the 4317, Sept 15, 1972.
5. GM&O 100 and CMP 34B inbound with the Abraham Lincoln,
Sept 10, 1972.
6. 442 at Fort Erie, Ont. Anyone ID this train?
7. Brand new P30CH 715 at Erie, PA in April of 1976
8. E60 960 on the GE test track, Erie, in March of 1975
9. Fresh out of JBS in Altoona, Amtrak 723 (GP38 ?) along
with CR 5636 on a test run westbound at the Brickyard.

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Brings back memories! Thanks for sharing!

Roger Holmes

Awesome shot of the Pooch in freight service. How long were the Pooches around?

NS1703 Wrote:
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> Here's some shots of older power - - hope you
> enjoy !
>
> 6. 442 at Fort Erie, Ont. Anyone ID this train?


The Niagara Rainbow....GCT - Detroit train funded by New York and Michigan. The ex-NH combine was a regular part of the consist for a while. The train ran over the former NYC subsidiary Canada Southern.

Dave

garrett Wrote:
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> Awesome shot of the Pooch in freight service. How
> long were the Pooches around?

I don't think it's in freight service (although I see the gon coupled behind)....more likely awaiting delivery to Amtrak. After several years of various assignments around the system, they seemed to find homes mostly on the Sunset Limited and Auto Train. The last P30CHs were retired in 1992 when the B32-8WHs arrived.

Dave

Pic 4

Wow look at that Pennsy warehouse - that sucker is huge.

Is it still standing ?

> > 6. 442 at Fort Erie, Ont.
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> The Niagara Rainbow

Must be a hot day. Both doors are open on the lead locomotive. 442 was ex-L&N.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/09/13 14:45 by ctillnc.

the P30CH is at the GE plant

ArgyleEagle Wrote:
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> Pic 4
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> Wow look at that Pennsy warehouse - that sucker is
> huge.
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> Is it still standing ?

Unfortunately, no.

Great set of photos!

If I recall correctly, the Broadway Limited was the first train to sport an all-Amtrak painted consist from the E-units in front to an observation car in the year. I believe the year was 172.

Amtrak wasn't able to keep on running all-matched consists on the Broadway Limited as evidenced by a couple of the images. The black 303 looks particularly awful. Probably didn't inspire much confidence or enthusiasm among those who rode trains pulled by this unit.

Looking closely at the Niagara Rainbow picture (6) it appears that the PC-TH&B-CP RDC run to Toronto is emerging from the bridge at the top right side of the photo.

Dave

Nice catch of the Budd low profile former C&O domes that went to ACL there, and a good comparison of a standard Budd dome too.

RuleG Wrote:
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> ArgyleEagle Wrote:
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> > Wow look at that Pennsy warehouse - that sucker
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> > Is it still standing ?
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> Unfortunately, no.


You can actually see it being torn down in the upper left corner of photo 2. Trippy...

Mr. MRL

That ancient baggage car marked Penn Central is really different, especially the truck design.

Pullman Wrote:
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> Nice catch of the Budd low profile former C&O
> domes that went to ACL there, and a good
> comparison of a standard Budd dome too.


These were exB&O.


Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.