Nostalgia & History > 25 years ago (almost),

July 20, 1991 at Hwy bridge west of Heather on SP Cascade Line.
Amtrak #14.
SP 6859 West

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Nice video with a great lccation . . . suprised with 14 cars they only had two units on the head . . anytime I have seen more than 11 or 12 coaches back then, there was always an extra unit.  Especially on the Cascade line.

Craig
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Nice video.  With a clean Shouldn't Pain So Fast tunnel motor at 2:40.  

I rode #14 in 2003 with 14 or 15 coaches and only 2 units -- one each of a P32 and F59 -- 6200 hp on 8 axles.  

The train was packed to the gills with revenue passengers, with, if I recall correctly, 5 coaches.  And had 2 Alaska domes deadheading on the tail.  

I fully expected it to be lugging along climbing Cantera Loop and up to Mt. Shasta City, but it seemed to keep track speed the whole way.  

Ted in OR

Generally called Salt Creek Trestle.
t4p.

Those were the days; hardly any graffiti, plenty of SP locomotives and cars, RBLs, and intermodal in a manifest. Thanks for sharing.

Four tunnel motors up front, and four T-2's in the middle.   Just about the perfect SP train!

I agree, I wish I had a chance to head up there myself to see all that, rode 14 and 11 to/from Seattle and that is one of the longest mountain passes around! It seemed like you were on that 1.8% grade forever!