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Passenger Trains > Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units.Date: 11/22/22 16:09 Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: Guitartrain How many of you remember that there was a signal bridge at Kinkora Heights on Conrail's Pittsburgh Line, 1.8 miles west of the Cove signal bridge? Under an overcast sky, four Amtrak E units (E8Au-447, E9B-475 & E9As-455 & 412) are in charge of the W/B Broadway Limited. As I recall, the W/B BL was train 41 at this time. 6:50PM on 8/6/77 in Kinkora Heights, PA.
 Date: 11/22/22 16:46 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: DavidP 1977 was an interesting time, when the embargo of Amtrak's SDP40Fs by Conrail and other roads required rapid redeployment of nearly retired E units to pick up the slack.
Dave Date: 11/22/22 17:26 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: MEKoch That is about right on time for the train, after the engine change from a GG-1 in Harrisburg to these E unites.
Date: 11/22/22 17:38 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: PasadenaSub Great photo, nice mix of Amtrak schemes on the Es.
Rich Date: 11/22/22 19:41 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: RuleG Although I don't remember that signal bridge, I do remember my westbound Broadway Limited trip from Harrisburg to Chicago during the month following the one in which your photo was taken. It had the four E-units and was a very nice trip. Thanks for the memory,
Date: 11/22/22 22:39 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: mp51w Do you remember when it was the flagship train of the system, recieving the first refurbished cars in the 1970's?
This nice sign was stashed away in a closet in the modern waiting room at Chicago Union station back in 1987. Just sad how it all ended. I rode it several times, the last being in 1990, a week or so before it was moved to the ex-B&O route.  Date: 11/23/22 04:07 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: amtrakbill The twin unit diner served many delicious meals!
Posted from iPhone Date: 11/23/22 08:59 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: CPMorris amtrakbill Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The twin unit diner served many delicious meals! Remember the 1980 "Sovereign Service" logo? Yea, how long did that last? Today, I would settle for any service ! Date: 11/23/22 16:26 Re: Amtrak "Broadway Limited" with E units. Author: jp1822 Through car service so needed between Philadelphia/Harrisburg and out to Chicago via Pittsburgh.......When the Three Rivers was discontinued, Amtrak should have allowed for a split of the Capitol Limited at Pittsburgh that allowed passengers to travel to Philly or Washington DC. Would have been a much stronger Capitol Limited........
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