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Nostalgia & History > How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition?Date: 04/09/20 08:08 How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: valmont .... took this shot in Cheyenne just posting it for fun, add a caption if you'd like!
 Date: 04/09/20 08:12 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: jgilmore That's pretty classic! Framing and timing are perfect, and yes, they were Husky! Great shot. JG
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/20 08:12 by jgilmore. Date: 04/09/20 08:12 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: dan just the ones for the SFZ i think
Date: 04/09/20 08:16 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: texchief1 Nice shot!
Randy Lundgren Elgin, TX Date: 04/09/20 08:27 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: RuleG Inspired by Great Northern's SD45 Hustle Muscle.
Date: 04/09/20 08:58 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: tomstp I think that is a Husky gas station sign.
Date: 04/09/20 09:01 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: march_hare I just think of it as a larger-that's-average ice breaker bar. And yes, it needs to be pretty husky for that duty.
Date: 04/09/20 09:37 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: zfan Funny!
Date: 04/09/20 11:51 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: 4489 I would answer only the furry ones!
Date: 04/09/20 13:54 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: WAF Ice breakers? All the units in the SFZ pool.. 580 and 620 series
Date: 04/09/20 15:21 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: dan tomstp Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I think that is a Husky gas station sign. exxon now iirc Date: 04/09/20 17:47 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: halfmoonharold These '70's pics make me hear Glen Campbell songs in my head. It's 1975 all over again!
Date: 04/09/20 22:18 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: bearease Isn't that the period when Amtrak started naming all there SDP40Fs? I believe there also was Musky, Dusky, Dopey and Doc. ;-)
Date: 04/10/20 03:47 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: Roadjob Looks like they were sending a message to E units that there was a new dog in town! Very clever Val, gave me a chuckle.
Bill Rettberg Bel Air, MD Date: 04/11/20 18:21 Re: How many AMTK SDP40F's had this roof addition? Author: EagleChampion1 Amtrak SDP40F's numbers 551 to 559, 566 to 572, 580 to 581, 583 to 587 and 620 to 629 assigned to operate on the Southern Pacific had Icicle Breakers installed on front and back of the roofs in December 1974 to protect the Dome Cars on Trains 1 and 2 the Sunset Limited, Trains 5 and 6 the San Francisco Zepher and Trains 11 and 14 the Coast Starlight.
In additon, Amtrak SDP40F's 580 to 581, 583 to 587 and 620 to 629 maintained by BN in Denver CO assigned to Trains 5 and 6 the San Francisco Zepher operating on the Southern Pacific had extra Icicle Breakers installed in front of the Horns to protect them from damage during in 1975. The other units were maintain by SP in Los Angeles CA. |