Nostalgia & History > Meeting a late Amtrak #12 from #11 - Salem, OR July 1972

Another Flagrant Vestibule Violation...If I'm right, the Northbound train shown with the BN units is running 5.5 hrs late...Stay tuned for 2 more pics...Stevie

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Santa Fe Pine Peak..a 10-6 Sleeper...

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The Coup de grace...an SP Biz car...Enjoy and comments are welcome...Stevie

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A lot of suits on the Oakland

'Looks like you are in the "new" Labish siding.

Pretty rare catch of the BN Es running from Eugene to Portland on #12.  Espee's SDP45s must have been OOS for some reason.

The only time I saw a pair of BN Es on the Starlight they were going south from Seattle through to Eugene.  The bigger surprise was that the SP sent them back to Portland the next day as the sole power on a FREIGHT!

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/19 00:59 by E25.

Happy you survived this very dangerous practice! 

E25 Wrote:
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> 'Looks like you are in the "new" Labish siding.
>
> Pretty rare catch of the BN Es running from
> Eugene to Portland on #12.  Espee's SDP45s must
> have been OOS for some reason.
>
> The only time I saw a pair of BN Es on the
> Starlight they were going south from Seattle
> through to Eugene.  The bigger surprise was
> that the SP sent them back to Portland the next
> day as the sole power on a FREIGHT!

11 has E units too from a makeup set. The SDPs are sitting at Eugene waiting for No 11. Standard procedure when 14 was late and couldn't swap power at Portland

Great pictures!

You helped my friend in Salem solve the mystery as to which current building there used to be American Can Company.  It is now the Garten Recycling Center.

Rich

Glad to be of service...I loved the vestibule...the mist of toilet water in your face at 70 mph, the red faced conductor telling you to close the door,  the cute women that wanted a peek...ah the good ol days...Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck...SHM

Great photos Steve.

Dave Dodds
San Dimas, CA