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Date: 01/30/25 23:24
40 years ago...614T pulls Amtrak
Author: GenePoon

40 years ago on January 30, 1985, ex-C&O 614T, while on its demonstration tour for American Coal Enterprises, was leased to Amtrak for one day to gather data on how it would perform on a scheduled passenger train.  Amtrak train 51, the Cardinal, operated between Huntington and Hinton, WV.  The 4-8-4 was able to operate the train on schedule.  The assigned Amtrak diesel, the AMTK 345, was only providing HEP while the 614T and its supporting cars was on the head end pulling the train.

As might be expected, it is difficult to find photos of the event.  What I found is on TO, in a post by Masterphots, two shots at Hawks Nest WV at: 

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5033506



Date: 01/31/25 04:47
Re: 40 years ago...614T pulls Amtrak
Author: jp1822

VERY cool! That was also when the Cardinal looked more like a LD train with sleepers, coaches, cafe, and diner!



Date: 01/31/25 07:40
Re: 40 years ago...614T pulls Amtrak
Author: KA7008

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5033506
clickable link



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/31/25 07:40 by KA7008.



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