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| Title: |
Westbound SUNSET |
| Description: |
On the day after Christmas of 1973 the westbound SUNSET begins in 2200-mile trip to California, as it makes its way under the South Claiborne Avenue overpass and out of New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The train has a classic A-B-B-A set of F-units, all in fresh and matching Amtrak paint. FP7 110, F7B's 163 and 162, and FP7 114 are all former Southern Pacific units, and are no strangers to this run. |
| Photo Date: |
12/26/1973 Upload Date: 6/18/2016 4:20:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 110(FP7A) |
| Views: |
821 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fun Train at Gold Run |
| Description: |
#110 With WB Fun Train at Gold Run |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1975 Upload Date: 2/25/2009 2:22:26 AM |
| Location: |
Gold Run, CA |
| Author: |
Drew Jacksich |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 110(FP7A) |
| Views: |
2466 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 111 Yuba Gap |
| Description: |
Amtrak 111 with the Westbound Reno Fun Train at Yuba Gap this was the last all F-unit train to cross Donner |
| Photo Date: |
3/6/1976 Upload Date: 3/7/2009 1:58:53 AM |
| Location: |
Yuba Pass, CA |
| Author: |
Drew Jacksich |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 111(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1269 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Reno Fun Train Climbing out of Truckee |
| Description: |
Last all FP7 train |
| Photo Date: |
3/7/1976 Upload Date: 1/8/2015 5:54:40 PM |
| Location: |
Truckee, CA |
| Author: |
Drew Jacksich |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 111(FP7A) |
| Views: |
820 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Fun Train at Soda Springs |
| Description: |
#111 WITH LAST ALL f-UNIT fUN tRAIN |
| Photo Date: |
2/24/2009 Upload Date: 2/25/2009 2:20:57 AM |
| Location: |
Norden, CA |
| Author: |
Drew Jacksich |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 111(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1096 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Amtrak San Joaquin passes Stockton Tower |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/3/1974 Upload Date: 6/5/2006 9:40:46 AM |
| Location: |
Escalon, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 112(FP7A) |
| Views: |
2876 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 112 |
| Description: |
Peter Arnold photo |
| Photo Date: |
1/31/1975 Upload Date: 9/4/2024 12:25:47 PM |
| Location: |
Fresno, CA |
| Author: |
Peter Arnold |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 112(FP7A) |
| Views: |
70 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 112 on San Joaquin |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1975 Upload Date: 9/1/2020 11:36:27 AM |
| Location: |
Fresno, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6455(FP7A) AMTK 112(FP7A) |
| Views: |
389 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 112, 160 and SP 9900 near Industry Yard. Too cool not to share. |
| Description: |
Richard Curts caught this shot, unfortunately the date is unknown. Right about the time Amtrak was getting caught up on their own power orders, they returned the F7's to the SP. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1975 Upload Date: 8/26/2021 4:44:31 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
Richard Curts |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger,Track |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 112(FP7A) AMTK 160(F7B) SP 9900(DD35) |
| Views: |
596 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK FP7A 113 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/14/1973 Upload Date: 12/28/2008 1:54:47 PM |
| Location: |
Glendale, CA |
| Author: |
Jim Gavin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
2286 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Sunset |
| Description: |
Amtrak's westbound SUNSET sits in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, awaiting its 12:01 P.M. departure. The train has four FP7A's: AMTK 113 (ex-SP 6449) with SP 6459, 6461 and 6448. Amtrak only owned 14 FP7A's, and all were former SP units. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/1973 Upload Date: 8/2/2010 2:48:35 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1249 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Train No. 1 |
| Description: |
Amtrak’s westbound SUNSET was pulling out of New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal right on time at one o’clock in the afternoon with an A-A-B-A set of former Southern Pacific F-units and nine cars. The first three locos: FP7A 113 (ex-6449), FP7A 110 (ex-6446) and F7B 161 (ex-8291), were freshly-painted in Amtrak colors, while the last unit, FP7 6459, still looked like an SP engine; but it would soon become Amtrak 122. The train consisted of baggage car 1102, hi-level coaches 9920, 9932 and 9900, dormitory-bar-lounge car 3394, Northern Pacific diner 463, and sleeping cars 2361 REGAL CITY, 2635 PACIFIC SPRAY and 2608 PACIFIC CREST. |
| Photo Date: |
11/2/1973 Upload Date: 8/23/2020 12:42:48 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1018 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Power Sets |
| Description: |
Date is approximate. A BN switcher shoves two pairs of Amtrak power into Union Station |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1974 Upload Date: 12/24/2017 2:22:13 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Bob Jordan |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
396 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Reno Fun Train |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/20/1975 Upload Date: 6/15/2006 12:12:55 AM |
| Location: |
Truckee, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8474(SD40) AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1604 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak at Yuba Gap with #6 |
| Description: |
#113 with #6 |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1975 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 9:47:42 PM |
| Location: |
Cisco, CA |
| Author: |
Drew Jacksich |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) AMTK 622(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
1458 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak #710 San Joaquin |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1975 Upload Date: 11/21/2020 5:38:36 PM |
| Location: |
Ozol, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
252 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 113 |
| Description: |
Amtrak FP7 113 (ex-SP 6449) brings a westbound San Joaquin into Oakland, CA on August 26, 1975. |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/1975 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 11:46:53 AM |
| Location: |
Oakland, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1179 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak F-Units |
| Description: |
A quartet of Amtrak F-units - all in fresh Amtrak paint - were backing into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, and would soon depart on the westbound SUNSET. The units were FP7 114 (ex-SP 6450), F7B's 162 and 163 (SP 8294 and 8296), and FP7 110 (SP 6446). |
| Photo Date: |
12/26/1973 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 9:04:39 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 114(FP7A) |
| Views: |
596 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Power |
| Description: |
Classic first generation power sat side-by-side outside the engine house at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, facing into the morning sun. The set on the left - for the PANAMA - was made up of Illinois Central E8A's 4027 and 4022, both in Amtrak paint, and Amtrak 436. This locomotive was previously IC 2021 and originally IC 4029, and was the only IC unit purchased by Amtrak. The set on the right - for the SUNSET - consisted of FP7A 114 (ex-SP 6450), F7B 163 (ex-SP 8296), and SP SDP45 3202. |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/1974 Upload Date: 9/27/2016 1:12:42 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
IC 4027(E8A) AMTK 114(FP7A) |
| Views: |
677 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 114 |
| Description: |
EMD FP7A at Martinez CA. Photographer is unknown. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1975 Upload Date: 8/18/2019 4:02:36 PM |
| Location: |
Martinez, CA |
| Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 114(FP7A) |
| Views: |
694 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 2343 |
| Description: |
This diesel was built for the Frisco in 19752 as SLSF 672. |
| Photo Date: |
11/21/2015 Upload Date: 1/21/2016 12:22:44 PM |
| Location: |
Ardmore, OK |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2343(GP38-2) AMTK 114(FP7A) |
| Views: |
167 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTRAK 116 |
| Description: |
ex-SP FP7 |
| Photo Date: |
11/4/1975 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 12:33:38 AM |
| Location: |
Kent, WA |
| Author: |
Brian Ambrose |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 116(FP7A) |
| Views: |
404 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP 8453 West leading the Reno Fun Train |
| Description: |
Steven Hadley photo |
| Photo Date: |
1/25/1976 Upload Date: 6/28/2020 11:18:17 AM |
| Location: |
Cape Horn, CA |
| Author: |
Steven Hadley |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8453(SD40) AMTK 116(FP7A) |
| Views: |
331 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK FP7A #118 |
| Description: |
Built by EMD in February or 1952 originally as SP 6455, the loco next served Amtrak as one of thg "bloody nose" early models. This is a new addition to the RRPA data base. Photo may have been taken by someone named "Bernard". |
| Photo Date: |
2/29/1976 Upload Date: 3/10/2017 10:30:48 AM |
| Location: |
Stockton, CA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 118(FP7A) |
| Views: |
577 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 119 on the point in Industry CA. |
| Description: |
SP had some F's returned by Amtrak once they got caught up on power of their own. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1974 Upload Date: 11/7/2016 3:37:31 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
Richard Curts - LA 13½ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 119(FP7A) |
| Views: |
613 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 119 FP7A |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1974 Upload Date: 11/7/2016 3:39:58 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
Richard Curts - LA 13½ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 119(FP7A) |
| Views: |
493 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 120 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/16/1974 Upload Date: 6/11/2018 6:56:33 PM |
| Location: |
Oakland, CA |
| Author: |
Albn Miller |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 120(FP7A) |
| Views: |
298 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 121 |
| Description: |
An assortment of Amtrak power lays over at Southern Pacifics Taylor Yard in Los Angeles, CA, on September 22, 1974. The lead engine, FP7 121, ir the former SP 6458. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1974 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 11:50:12 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 121(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1176 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK FP7A #375 |
| Description: |
AMTK 375. ex AMTK 111, ex SP 6447 |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1976 Upload Date: 11/16/2019 8:46:21 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Steven Vincent |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 375(FP7A) |
| Views: |
520 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 493 |
| Description: |
The numbers on these two ex-SP FP7As look cobbled together from other numbers. John C. Benson photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1978 Upload Date: 10/9/2022 1:43:23 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Bay State Model Railroad Museum |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 493(FP7A) AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
228 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 492 |
| Description: |
AMTK 492 |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1978 Upload Date: 2/9/2019 5:51:51 PM |
| Location: |
Portland, OR |
| Author: |
J Fischer |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
282 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 492 |
| Description: |
AMTK 492 |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1978 Upload Date: 2/9/2019 5:52:05 PM |
| Location: |
Portland, OR |
| Author: |
J Fischer |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) AMTK 464(E8A) |
| Views: |
439 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Time Express |
| Description: |
This bizarrely-colored and cladded locomotive was actually Amtrak FP7A no. 492 dressed up for TV. It starred in the Vincent Price vehicle (heh) "Time Express", which was cancelled in 1979 after only 4 episodes had aired. You can find out more about this particular engine in this TrainOrders thread (more threads are linked in this one too): https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,1291718 . You can find out more about the show itself here: https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2021/05/01/sci-fi-tv-obscurities-time-express-1979/ . Steve Gartner photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/9/2022 12:27:27 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Gartner |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
271 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Did you catch my good side? |
| Description: |
Only one side of Amtrak FP7A no. 492 needed the gold paint and cladding for its short-lived role on TV. The fireman's side behind the cab was plain-old Amtrak. This loco starred in the Vincent Price vehicle (heh) "Time Express", which was cancelled in 1979 after only 4 episodes had aired. You can find out more about this particular engine in this TrainOrders thread (more threads are linked in this one too): https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,1291718 . You can find out more about the show itself here: https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2021/05/01/sci-fi-tv-obscurities-time-express-1979/ . Steve Gartner photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/9/2022 12:39:33 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Gartner |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
245 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Now Arriving on Track 12, The "Time Express" |
| Description: |
This bizarrely-colored and cladded locomotive was actually Amtrak FP7A no. 492 dressed up for TV. It starred in the Vincent Price vehicle (heh) "Time Express", which was cancelled in 1979 after only 4 episodes had aired. You can find out more about this particular engine in this TrainOrders thread (more threads are linked in this one too): https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,1291718 . You can find out more about the show itself here: https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2021/05/01/sci-fi-tv-obscurities-time-express-1979/ . Steve Gartner photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/9/2022 1:59:42 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Gartner |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
210 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Back to work |
| Description: |
No day written on slide, so date is approximate. Russell Eslick photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1979 Upload Date: 10/9/2022 1:39:35 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
229 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 492 |
| Description: |
The last two FP7s on the Amtrak roster wait out their final days in Los Angeles. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1980 Upload Date: 12/13/2013 9:51:00 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
622 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 492 |
| Description: |
AMTK 492 was delivered as SP 6453 in February 1953, then sold to Amtrak to become AMTK 116, later renumbered to AMTK 376, and finally retired by Amtrak as AMTK 492 in October 1982. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1980 Upload Date: 12/13/2013 9:51:49 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 492(FP7A) |
| Views: |
788 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 493 |
| Description: |
With its former number (377) showing through, AMTK 493 waits out its final days and will be written off the roster in October 1982. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1980 Upload Date: 12/13/2013 9:52:31 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 493(FP7A) |
| Views: |
852 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMT 1304 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/12/2004 Upload Date: 9/2/2022 8:43:12 AM |
| Location: |
Walled Lake, MI |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 1304(FP7A) |
| Views: |
94 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMT 1306 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/13/2004 Upload Date: 12/21/2024 10:48:45 AM |
| Location: |
Wolf Lake, MI |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 1306(FP7A) |
| Views: |
30 Comments: 0 |
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