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| Title: |
Over the falls |
| Description: |
One of the more scenic urban views of Rochester is here at the lower falls of the Genesee, right in downtown. A westbound Amtrak train crosses them as it makes its way toward Buffalo. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1987 Upload Date: 6/9/2015 1:49:44 AM |
| Location: |
Rochester, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Capitol at sunset |
| Description: |
The Capitol Limited stops its 13 cars at Rockville as it gets underway on a trip to Chicago. A Washington Metro train is on their line next to the Capitol. It won't be going quite so far. |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/1987 Upload Date: 6/10/2015 11:53:42 AM |
| Location: |
Rockville, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 314(F40PHR) AMTK 352(F40PH) AMTK 276(F40PH) |
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566 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Unsung hero |
| Description: |
The high speed trains on the corridor get all the attention, but its the lowly Geeps that make it possible. Silhouetted agains the sky on Hell Gate Bridge is GP 7 778 with the wire train. No wires, no Metroliner!! |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/1987 Upload Date: 6/10/2015 11:55:30 AM |
| Location: |
Hell Gate Bridge, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 778(GP7) |
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213 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Capitol and a classic |
| Description: |
The 11 car eastbound Capitol Limited rolls past the classic B&O Point of Rocks station on its way to DC. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 1:43:01 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 344(F40PH) AMTK 275(F40PH) |
| Views: |
519 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Auto train and pooches |
| Description: |
One of the last assignments for unique to Amtrak GE P30CHs w`s the Auto Train. Here it is coming off the Occoquan River, just out of Lorton, settling into a quick ride down the RF&P. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 1:47:20 AM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 721(P30CH) AMTK 700(P30CH) |
| Views: |
590 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Odd equipment for a passenger train |
| Description: |
Amtrak inherited a fleet of auto racks from Auto Train when it took over that operation. They typically were put on the rear of the train, as we see here at Woodbridge VA. Todays train has 34 cars. My notes dont break down the consist, but Id say about 24 of them are racks. It made for an impressive looking train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 2:30:24 AM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
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301 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dome east |
| Description: |
The only dome Amtrak ran on a regular basis in the east was this car on the Capitol. Almost all the other routes could not clear it, since most of then went to New York, which did not have the clearance for it. Wcshingon Union Station did, and the Capitol riders were blessed with this car, seen eastbound at Point of Rocks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 3:04:39 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom:Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Action |
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263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Headed for the next run |
| Description: |
An Amtrak NE Corridor train rolls out of Sunnyside yard and is about to enter the East River tunnel on its way to Penn Station for a trip to DC. The Citicorp tower is under construction in the background. It's opening will go a long way to rejuvenating Long Island City. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/1/2015 3:28:09 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, Hu |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 602(E60) |
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409 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wash rack train |
| Description: |
The Pennsy, in their wisdom, built this loop track to allow passenger trains coming from Penn Station to enter Sunnyside yard. Along the loop track that passed under the LIRR was a washer, which cleaned the outside of the trains as they approached the yard. This one is about to get a bath prior to entering the yard. The yard itself is in the middle background, and was once the largest passenger yard in the world. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/1/2015 3:30:13 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 603(E60) |
| Views: |
774 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Arrival at the yard |
| Description: |
Having just come through the washer, the train seen earlier is now rolling into the east end of Sunnyside, and will pull through so it can be serviced. The E 60 will go to the motor pit, once home to the classic GG 1. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/1/2015 3:35:41 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 603(E60) |
| Views: |
670 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Unsung heroes |
| Description: |
Even if they are orange. The work train units are relegated to a track away from the main part of the yard. But without the wire train, nobody goes anywhere. This pair of aging GPs keeps the place moving, so all those high speed electrics can run 100 MPH. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/1/2015 3:41:13 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 783(GP7) AMTK 778(GP7) |
| Views: |
451 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming in from Boston |
| Description: |
A westbound Amtrak NE Corridor train rolls through Harold, where the NY Connecting RR, the line built to cross the Hell Gate Bridge and connect the PRR with the New Haven, reaches its junction with the LIRR and the tunnels to New York. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/1/2015 3:47:03 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 938(AEM7) |
| Views: |
270 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ladder tracks |
| Description: |
All kinds of interesting things could be found here years ago-GG 1s, B 3s, P 5s; the Pennsy was an interesting operation. Now, in the late 1980s, its E 60s and AEM 7s. They get the job done, though not as flashy as the old PRR. An AEM 7 rolls off one of the ladder tracks into the yard, passing another AEM 7 led train ready to go out. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/1/2015 3:44:15 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 939(AEM7) |
| Views: |
275 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Yard switcher |
| Description: |
Though once home to the mighty GG 1, the grunt work at Sunnyside is handled by more mundane power, such as this SW working the coach yard with sleeper Pacific Park. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1988 Upload Date: 7/3/2015 4:03:49 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 550(SSB1200) |
| Views: |
511 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Clocker |
| Description: |
A NY-Philly Clocker trainset sits at Sunnyside behind one of the few remaining E 60s. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1988 Upload Date: 7/3/2015 4:08:33 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 602(E60) |
| Views: |
540 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Motor pit |
| Description: |
Once home to a fleet of GG 1s, now AEM 7s dominate. The LIRR "hump" at Sunnyside Yard A is at left, with a freight ready to go out. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1988 Upload Date: 7/3/2015 4:17:12 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 931(AEM7) AMTK 937(AEM7) AMTK 602(E60) |
| Views: |
598 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
E60 heading into the tunnel |
| Description: |
An E 60 heads for Penn Station and a trip to DC, passing the LIRR Hunterspoint Av station as it heads into the tunnel. The still building Citicorp Center is in the background. The E60's were numbered out of the 950 series to make way for the new(then) AEM-7's. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/1988 Upload Date: 11/27/2011 2:45:48 AM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 602(E60) |
| Views: |
572 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Into the tunnel |
| Description: |
An Amtrak train rolls toward the East River tunnels as it makes its way from Sunnyside to Penn Station to take on riders. Seen from the stairway to the LIRR Hunterspoint Av station. Note the Ringling Bros train in the background, being staged to unload for their engagement at Madison Square Garden. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/1988 Upload Date: 7/3/2015 4:11:13 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside Yard, Hu |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 606(E60) LI 161(MP15AC) LI 160(MP15AC) LI 166(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
849 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Busy scene |
| Description: |
Amtrak 606 heads past Hunterspoint Av station en route to Penn Station and a trip to Washington while the LIRR switches the Ringling Bros circus train in the background. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/1988 Upload Date: 5/22/2011 4:41:13 PM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 606(E60) |
| Views: |
510 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Capitol and a classic |
| Description: |
The eastbound Capitol Limited rolls past the B&O freight house in Martinsburg WV. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1988 Upload Date: 7/10/2015 2:59:46 AM |
| Location: |
Martinsburg, WV |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 260(F40PHR) AMTK 369(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
496 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Broadway on Rockville |
| Description: |
A pair of F 40s has the dozen cars of the Broadway Limited in hand as it crosses the Susquehanna. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1988 Upload Date: 7/10/2015 3:06:35 AM |
| Location: |
Rockville Bridge, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 270(F40PH) AMTK 379(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
305 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Broadway crosses the Susquehanna |
| Description: |
The Broadway Limited rolls over the Rockville Bridge late on an April afternoon in a long lens shot taken from the boat launbh on the west side of the river. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1988 Upload Date: 2/26/2012 3:30:26 AM |
| Location: |
Marysville, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 270(F40PH) AMTK 379(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
464 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Silver Star |
| Description: |
The southbound Silver Star has left Alexandria, and is now headed south at AF tower, about to get on the RF&P for Richmond and the ex SCL. The train is heavy today, filling out to the maximum 18 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/7/2015 3:47:14 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 310(F40PHR) AMTK 327(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
412 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northbound Star |
| Description: |
The northbound Silver Star approaches AF as it comes off the RF&P headed for its stop at Alexandria with a full consist of 18 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/7/2015 3:49:35 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 369(F40PHR) AMTK 361(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
420 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rolling off the bridge |
| Description: |
Auto Train rolls off the big steel bridge over the Occoquan River on the RF&P as it gets underway for its overnight trip to Florida. Power is a trio of Amtraks unusual P30CHs with 42 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/13/2015 4:41:26 AM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 721(P30CH) AMTK 716(P30CH) AMTK 722(P30CH) |
| Views: |
449 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Auto Train |
| Description: |
Seen from the driveway of the Lorton terminal, train 53 is ready to go south with 42 cars of todays Auto Train behind a trio of Amtrak only P30CHs-the "Pooch". |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/7/2015 3:59:15 AM |
| Location: |
Lorton, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 721(P30CH) AMTK 716(P30CH) AMTK 722(P30CH) |
| Views: |
502 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
By in a blur |
| Description: |
Amtrak 19, the Crescent, flashes past a waiting NS 355 at Bristow as it rushes south to Atlanta and New Orleans in the fading light. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/5/2015 3:04:23 AM |
| Location: |
Bristow, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 337(F40PH) AMTK 399(F40PHR) NS 7021(GP50) NS 7020(GP50) NS 7079(GP50) |
| Views: |
804 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Turbo to Niagara |
| Description: |
A Turbo train covering Empire Service train 65 stops at Syracuse at dusk as it makes its way across upstate NY to Niagara Falls. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/1988 Upload Date: 7/15/2015 4:31:13 AM |
| Location: |
Syracuse (Dewitt), NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 154(Turboliner) AMTK 151(Turboliner) |
| Views: |
974 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Maple Leaf |
| Description: |
Train 63, the Maple Leaf, rolls through Lyons on the ex NYC, still 30 minutes shy of Rochester as it makes its way to Toronto |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/1988 Upload Date: 7/5/2015 3:01:27 AM |
| Location: |
Lyons, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 256(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
365 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Silver Star |
| Description: |
The Silver Star was a reliable mid day pass at North Collier, and today did not disappoint, as it rolls past with a pair of F 40s towing 18 cars plus PV Hampton Roads. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/1988 Upload Date: 7/15/2015 4:28:46 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 272(F40PH) AMTK 399(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
438 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Auto train behind P30s |
| Description: |
Auto Train behind P30 CH 721 crosses Occoquan Creek at Woodbridge VA |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/1988 Upload Date: 2/14/2011 11:36:37 PM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 721(P30CH) |
| Views: |
356 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rolling for New York |
| Description: |
An eastbound Amtrak Empire Service train has just left Syracuse and is headed toward Utica and New York at Kirkville. |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1988 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:04:50 AM |
| Location: |
Kirkville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 408(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
495 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming through |
| Description: |
This Amtrak turbo is at speed as it approaches the Tarrytown station. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1989 Upload Date: 10/29/2015 3:32:45 AM |
| Location: |
Tarrytown, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 152(Turboliner) |
| Views: |
256 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Loading up |
| Description: |
This Amtrak turbo is taking passengers for Albany at Grand Central. Im taking a Hudson Line train to Tarrytown; Ill see this train shortly after I arrive there. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1989 Upload Date: 10/29/2015 3:35:12 AM |
| Location: |
Grand Central Termin, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
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422 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Right on through |
| Description: |
An Amtrak Turboliner screams through Tarrytown on its way to Albany. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1989 Upload Date: 10/22/2015 3:08:41 AM |
| Location: |
Tarrytown, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
269 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak train, NYC scene. |
| Description: |
An eastbound Amtrak turbo blows through Glenwood in a scene with some NYC relics. The tower behind the train is an old NYC signal station. The building at left is an electric substation, built when the railroad supplied all their own power. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1989 Upload Date: 10/29/2015 3:42:11 AM |
| Location: |
Glenwood, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 160(Turboliner) |
| Views: |
204 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rolling hard |
| Description: |
A Turbotrain roll fast along the Hudson Line approaching the Tarrytown station, passing under the Tappan Zee Bridge, and framed by the signals at CP 25. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1989 Upload Date: 10/22/2015 3:13:26 AM |
| Location: |
Tarrytown, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 152(Turboliner) |
| Views: |
262 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Remember these?? |
| Description: |
Amtrak MHCs wait for assignment at the 14th St coach yard, seen from the Cardinal. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1990 Upload Date: 12/23/2015 3:41:52 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
141 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Maple Leaf |
| Description: |
The Maple Leaf works at Syracuse on a gloomy Monday. This is the old NYC station out at Dewitt. The Carousel Mall station is still several years in the future. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/1990 Upload Date: 12/26/2015 2:39:55 AM |
| Location: |
Syracuse (Dewitt), NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 357(F40PH) |
| Views: |
304 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Mismatch |
| Description: |
This eastbound Amtrak has a pair of mismatched number boards, seen at Syracuse. The right one looks OK, but the left one looks like it was done with a crayon, probably replaced due to a bird strike, a too common occurrence. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/1990 Upload Date: 12/26/2015 2:40:48 AM |
| Location: |
Syracuse (Dewitt), NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 408(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
574 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Broadway blasting by |
| Description: |
Amtrak 41, the Broadway Limited, hammers by our position, having rolled off the Rockville Bridge, now getting up to speed for the trip across the Middle and Pittsburgh Divisions. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/1990 Upload Date: 1/13/2016 3:24:16 AM |
| Location: |
Marysville, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 210(F40PH) |
| Views: |
246 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pennsylvanian |
| Description: |
The eastbound Pennsylvanian, train 42, rolls under the classic signals at Banks. A UXT coal train is pacing the passenger train, timing out the signal at left. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/1990 Upload Date: 1/13/2016 3:26:23 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
190 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big bridge, big train, wide river |
| Description: |
The westbound Broadway rolls across the Rockville Bridge with 20 cars, including some MHCs and cars from the American Orient Express. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/1990 Upload Date: 1/13/2016 3:33:38 AM |
| Location: |
Marysville, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 210(F40PH) |
| Views: |
192 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lake Shore in the cut |
| Description: |
The Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited rolls through the deep rock cut at Washington Mass as it makes its way over the top of the Berkshires. |
| Photo Date: |
1/19/1991 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 2:36:14 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, MA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 302(F40PH) AMTK 360(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
475 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dual power |
| Description: |
Train 49, the Lake Shore Limited, arrives at Albany-Renssalaer behind a pair of FL 9s. Originally built for the New Haven basically as an FP 9 with third rail capability to run through from Grand Central to non electrified territory, a dozen found their way onto Amtrak, where eventually six would survive into the 1990s. Using them eliminated the time honored engine change at Harmon, and trains could run straight through to Albany, where the train would have the Boston section switched in. Now the switching and engine change could be completed simultaneously, saving time. |
| Photo Date: |
1/19/1991 Upload Date: 2/5/2016 4:05:04 AM |
| Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 491(FL9) |
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Old soldier |
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Long after other class 1 roads had retired their SW 1s, Amtrak was still using them in switching service, such as this one at Albany, working the Lake Shore. |
| Photo Date: |
1/19/1991 Upload Date: 2/5/2016 4:07:37 AM |
| Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 742(SW1) |
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254 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Riding in style |
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The Amtrak version of the Broadway may not have the classic appeal of a set of E 7s or a pair of K 4s, but still looks good crossing Rockville Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/1991 Upload Date: 3/2/2015 5:12:06 AM |
| Location: |
Rockville Bridge, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 225(F40PH) AMTK 357(F40PH) |
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447 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pennsyvanian |
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Amtraks day train from Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania, rolls out ont Rockville Bridge as it makes its approach to Harrisburg in the haze. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/1991 Upload Date: 3/2/2015 5:15:21 AM |
| Location: |
Rockville Bridge, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 335(F40PH) |
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188 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Lake Shore |
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The 14 car Lake Shore Limited passes a relic that its predecessors would recognize-Signal Station 30, a holdover from the NY Central era. A pair of E 7s would look nice here-or a Hudson. |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1991 Upload Date: 2/19/2015 1:58:07 AM |
| Location: |
Utica, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 319(F40PHR) AMTK 307(F40PH) |
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977 Comments: 1 |
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Adirondack and the CP |
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The northbound Adirondack leaves Schenectady, revealing a waiting 270 as it rolls on toward Saratoga. The 270 will follow shortly once he gets the signal. |
| Photo Date: |
11/16/1991 Upload Date: 2/17/2015 3:50:44 AM |
| Location: |
Schenectady, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 150(Turboliner) CP 5684(SD40-2) ST 680(SD45) GATX 2004(SD40-2) |
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855 Comments: 0 |
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