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Nostalgia & History > Mishaps during the Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion 1977Date: 05/05/26 11:06 Mishaps during the Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion 1977 Author: PVSfan My memory is a bit foggy on the details: why did the train arrive in Houston with some kind of problem?
I rode the trip from Houston to San Antonio and recall that the 4449 was steamed up but an SP diesel supplied the motive power for that segment. On a different note, I recall witnessing a car of inattentive railfans hitting a car in front of them and the trunk popped open! It could have been serious. Turned out it was just hilarious. No one hurt. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/26 11:08 by PVSfan. Date: 05/05/26 11:13 Re: Mishaps during the Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion 19 Author: dan the tender seperation was noteworthy, was that westbound?
Date: 05/05/26 11:16 Re: Mishaps during the Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion 19 Author: HotWater dan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > the tender seperation was noteworthy, was that > westbound? That happened on the New Orleans Worlds Fair train in 1984, westbound just west of Del Rio, TX. Date: 05/05/26 11:18 Re: Mishaps during the Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion 19 Author: HotWater PVSfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > My memory is a bit foggy on the details: why did > the train arrive in Houston with some kind of > problem? > > I rode the trip from Houston to San Antonio and > recall that the 4449 was steamed up but an SP > diesel supplied > the motive power for that segment. We had a leaking/cracked boiler tube. Date: 05/06/26 04:25 Re: Mishaps during the Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion 19 Author: PVSfan Thanks, Hotwater!
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