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Date: 06/23/22 10:21
4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: photobob

4449 leads the "Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion' off the Pit River Bridge over Lake Shasta. 4449 was returning to its home base in Portland after its run with the American Freedom Train. There is a post on the Western Board about this bridge. Here I added a photo of it at La Moine which should solve the big diesel question. 

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/23/22 16:12 by photobob.


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Date: 06/23/22 10:30
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: SPDRGWfan

Always nice to see steamers without the baby sitter diesels.

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Date: 06/23/22 10:38
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: PacificElectric1961

Look closer?

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Date: 06/23/22 10:46
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: HotWater

SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> Always nice to see steamers without the baby
> sitter diesels.

You didn't look close enough.

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Date: 06/23/22 10:52
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: 2720

Looks like a pair of Amtrak F40s behind the auxilary tender!

Mike

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Date: 06/23/22 11:02
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: HotWater

2720 Wrote:
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> Looks like a pair of Amtrak F40s behind the
> auxilary tender!
>
> Mike

F40s in 1977?

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Date: 06/23/22 11:06
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: PHall

2720 Wrote:
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> Looks like a pair of Amtrak F40s behind the
> auxilary tender!
>
> Mike

Look closer and read the number board. SDP40F's.

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Date: 06/23/22 15:48
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: SanJoaquinEngr

PHall Wrote:
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> 2720 Wrote:
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> > Looks like a pair of Amtrak F40s behind the
> > auxilary tender!
> >
> > Mike
>
> Look closer and read the number board. SDP40F's.

AMTK 523

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Date: 06/23/22 16:26
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: TCnR

The photo that was added is interesting, nice view of the river but I'm sure this is all tree'd in by now. Curious what you were standing on.
t4p.

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Date: 06/23/22 16:53
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: WAF

TCnR Wrote:
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> The photo that was added is interesting, nice view
> of the river but I'm sure this is all tree'd in by
> now. Curious what you were standing on.
> t4p.
On top of a tunnel

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Date: 06/23/22 17:11
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: TCnR

The second photo.

Seriously?

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Date: 06/23/22 18:52
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: dmaffei

Wish I stayed on that train at Oakland after I rode from SLO. 👍

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Date: 06/24/22 10:47
Re: 4449 coming off the Pit River Bridge April 1977
Author: Goatboat

Bob, that second photo looks like the east end of Conant.  

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