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Amtrak 666 |
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Amtrak Steam Generator Car 666 at Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is excerpted from utahrails.net. Number 666 was built in July 1955 as UP E9B 963B (c/n 20503), leased to Amtrak as number 1463 in May 1972, sold to Amtrak becoming 463 in November 1973, retired by Amtrak on June 16, 1974, rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered Amtrak steam generator car 1916 in late 1975, renumbered to Amtrak 666 in mid 1977. It was sold to Alaska Railroad in January 1982 becoming ARR P6. (Note: The current UP 963B is actually the original UP 970B.) |
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9/1/1979 Upload Date: 10/3/2011 1:13:35 PM |
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Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 666(Heater Car) |
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3299 Comments: 1 |
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Amtrak 667 |
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Amtrak Steam Generator Car 667 at 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is excerpted from utahrails.net. Number 667 was built in October 1955 as UP E9B 971B (c/n 20511), was leased to Amtrak in May 1972 as number 1469, sold to Amtrak in November 1973 becoming AMTK 469, retired by Amtrak on June 19 1974. In 1975 was rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered Amtrak steam generator car 1917, renumbered to Amtrak 667 in mid 1977, sold to Golden Arrow Tours in May 1983. |
Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 10/3/2011 2:26:53 PM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 667(Heater Car) |
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1301 Comments: 0 |
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Amtrak 668 |
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Amtrak Steam Generator Car 668 at Michigan City, Indiana on July 12, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. For a brief period, Amtrak parked some equipment in Michigan City on some unused track, including some former CB&Q sleepers, I have more photos that I will scan soon. The following is excerpted from utahrails.net. Number 668 was built in May 1954 as UP E9B 952B (c/n 19288), leased to Amtrak as 1456 in May 1971, sold to Amtrak becoming 456 in November 1973, rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to an unpowered steam generator car 1918, renumbered to Amtrak 668, sold to Providence & Worcester as number 51 in April 1983. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1982 Upload Date: 10/3/2011 2:59:28 PM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 668(Heater Car) |
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945 Comments: 0 |
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Amtrak 675 |
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Amtrak 675 at Michigan City, Indiana on July 12, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 675 was built in March 1951 as PRR E8 5896 (c/n 13111), was renumbered to PRR 4296 in anticipation of the PC merger, became PC 4296 after the meger, was conveyed to Amtrak becoming AMTK 303, was converted by Amtrak to steam generator car 1925, later renumbered to AMTK 675. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1982 Upload Date: 10/18/2011 12:25:37 PM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 675(Heater Car) |
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926 Comments: 0 |
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Amtrak 676 |
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Amtrak 676 at about 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 676 was built in January 1951 as PRR E8 5808 (c/n 13101), renumbered to PRR 4308 in anticipation of the PC merger, became PC 4308 after the merger, was conveyed to Amtrak becoming AMTK 314, converted by Amtrak to steam generator car 1926, later renumbered to AMTK 676. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/1980 Upload Date: 10/18/2011 12:53:52 PM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 676(Heater Car) |
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1520 Comments: 0 |
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