Nostalgia & History > PF29: Sure still looks like an NP passenger train

Took this shot at Pasco, WA on July 5, 1970 ... power was BN #9816, 9801, 9802 ... and there's an x-SP&S F lurking down the adjacent track.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/20 14:57 by valmont.

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Old NP RR Pasco, WA basedpassenger train and engine worked to and from Ellesburg, WA
 

Very interesting!

Jonathan Fischer
West Seattle, WA

Super nice.  NP had great F-Unit fleet and great paint schemes to go with it including the first passenger scheme, the pine tree scheme.
Thanks for the great look back.
ALLEN

Of all the trains I never got a chance to ride, the North Coast Limited was my biggest loss. Thanks for giving me a hint of what I missed.

This was still a BN train, right?  1970.  So maybe not so unusual to still see solid NP sets prior to Amtrak in April 1971.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

Given the date, this would be the Amtrak Empire Builder.  When first started, BN let Amtrak use the ex-NP F9's, but kept them and put them in the frieght fleet,
selling Amtrak NP F7's.  

Really liking this series, Vice, thanks for posting.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

ntharalson Wrote:
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> Given the date, this would be the Amtrak Empire
> Builder.  When first started, BN let Amtrak use
> the ex-NP F9's, but kept them and put them in the
> frieght fleet,
> selling Amtrak NP F7's.  
>
> Really liking this series, Vice, thanks for
> posting.  
>
> Nick Tharalson,
> Marion,

Amtrak did not start until 1971.In 1970 this would have
been,as noted a BN train.Ala NCL.

Uncle Joe

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> ntharalson Wrote:
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> > Given the date, this would be the Amtrak Empire
> > Builder.  When first started, BN let Amtrak
> use
> > the ex-NP F9's, but kept them and put them in
> the
> > frieght fleet,
> > selling Amtrak NP F7's.  
> >
> > Really liking this series, Vice, thanks for
> > posting.  
> >
> > Nick Tharalson,
> > Marion,
>
> Amtrak did not start until 1971.In 1970 this would
> have
> been,as noted a BN train.Ala NCL.
>
> Uncle Joe

My bad!  I thought it said "1971"  Apologies to all.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA