Nostalgia & History > UP varnish at Calhoun

Hey, it’s Saturday and Bill Gibson was out in the trenches doing what he did best. He was converting current RR scenes into durable Kodachrome slide film history. THANK-YOU Bill!!! :^)

1. UP 946 leading a shrinking train #17, the “Portland Rose”, at Calhoun Bluffs NE of Topeka, KS. Bill’s slide notes: The 946 was re# to AMTK 423.

2. UP 926 leading train #10, the “City of St Louis”, also at Calhoun Bluffs. Bill’s slide notes: UP 926 was re-built to: 2400 HP E-9m. And AMTK 325, was re# to: 437 while on Santa Fe*, then re# to: AMTK 367 in April 1976 (all subject to correction).
Original Kodachrome slides taken March 9, 1968 by William A. Gibson Sr, now in the James T. Wilson collection.

Thanks for looking back!
Lance Garrels (santafe199)
Jim Wilson (jtwlunch)
Remembering the late Bill Gibson, aka ‘WAG Sr’

PS: I’m pretty sure that’s Bill’s car in image #2.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/26 16:00 by santafe199.

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loved riding that train in the forward section of that dome all night, think it was thru car as well in 1968 to the COLA

Ditto!!

Great memories as well!