Nostalgia & History > A few random Amtrak shots

I scanned a few slides tonight, someone may or may not find these of interest.

1.  May 4, 1987, Westbound Amtrak coming into Galesburg.  Rik Anderson photo.

2.  Carbondale, June 25, 1997.  Rik Anderson photo.

3.  Lone Star at Ft. Worth, Sept. '78.  JL Oates photo.

Thanks for looking,

Andy

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4.  Not Amtrak but, SP freight coming off the Quincy Line at Galesburg, during RR days June 12, 1993.  Rik Anderson photo.

5.  Santa Fe business car train at McCook, IL, May 31, 1980.  Paul Hunnell photo.

6.  RTA at Northwestern Station in Chicago, July 10, 1981.  Paul Hunnell photo.

Andy

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AndyBrown Wrote:
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> 3.  Lone Star at Ft. Worth, Sept. '78.  JL Oates
> photo.

Looks like the Dallas section of the train just leaving the Santa Fe depot in Fort Worth ready to enter the MP (T&P) mainline at Tower 55 eastbound to Dallas.

Neat set of photos, thanks!

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/20 19:27 by czephyr17.

That business train goes on forever!

Great shots !
Gary

Old Santa Fe Cleburne, TX based passenger train and engine crews worked to and from Purcell, OK.in third photo.

I'm pretty sure image #5 is Santa Fe's yearly Director's Special. On May 27, 1981 three of us KS Gangsters bagged the very same consist in 4 seperate locations around eastern Kansas that year...

Lance/199 

AndyBrown Wrote:
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> 3.  Lone Star at Ft. Worth, Sept. '78.  JL Oates
> photo.
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> Thanks for looking,
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> Andy

You blew my mind when you posted one
of my shots.Do you have any more?
How did you get it?
I sold most of mine about ten years ago.
They went everywhere.
Bad for me in the last days,all I noted on the
slides,Slide Show Collection.

Thanks
Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

retcsxcfm Wrote:

> You blew my mind when you posted one
> of my shots.Do you have any more?
> How did you get it?
> I sold most of mine about ten years ago.

Joe, sorry I missed your reply.  Very nice, I did not know that was you.  Yes I think there are some more in there which I will post as I get to them.  I got these in a collection from Rik Anderson from Cedar Falls (Iowa); he was a dispacher for the RI  in the '70s, then went to the BN, then IC, and retired from CN.  He's slowly getting out of the railfan business and sold me his slide collection last year.  A lot of material there (1500 or so) but I'm getting them scanned a few at a time.  Will try to let you know when I get some more done.  Thanks for letting us know!

Andy