in the beginning : AMTRAK

Wow, it seems like only yesterday that I was watching repainted locos and rolling stock, into the Amtrak arrow.  That was over forty years ago.   Two of the photos i took with my Miranda SLR.

briansilvermustang posted:

   nmp's...                       anybody modeling this era...let's see your pics...

                                                               thanks...

 

Love the rainbow. thanks Brian.

Just think the interiors are different also

Here is a video my dad took of an early Amtrak train.  There is/was no audio.

C&O Allie posted:

Here is a video my dad took of an early Amtrak train.  There is/was no audio.

First one I've seen. it's to bad more of these don't exist. Also covers tunnel Tuesday. Do you know the location?

Dave - it is Tunnel City, Wisconsin:

Here are some more videos taken in 1977-1978 (ish) in Chesterton, Indiana that he also took.

C&O Allie posted:

Dave - it is Tunnel City, Wisconsin:

 

Here are some more videos taken in 1977-1978 (ish) in Chesterton, Indiana that he also took.

Thanks Allan, Some strange configurations looks like no thought to the order of the cars, love it.

Wow, what is the train-set at about 1:20 into the film ?

Dan, it's the Turboliner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboliner

Farmer_Bill posted:

Dan, it's the Turboliner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboliner

I thought as much, but it doesn't look like the turbo liners i recall seeing in old photos.  

briansilvermustang posted:

Could that be the infamous "City of New Orleans" ?  I can just hear Arlo Guthrie now.  

Dan Padova posted:

Farmer_Bill posted:

Dan, it's the Turboliner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboliner

I thought as much, but it doesn't look like the turbo liners i recall seeing in old photos.  

Dan, there were two different-looking series of Turboliners.

The second group, that was rebuilt and lasted longest on New York State trains were built at San Diego by Rohr.  They did not look French like the one in the photos here.  Those might be the ones you recall.

I was on the Engineers' Extra Board at San Bernardino when the second group was built, and I caught two delivery trips -- one from San Diego to San Bernardino and another from San Bernardino to Barstow.  They were interesting, but I was not offered the seat.  One of the delivery stipulations was that only Rohr-trained employees of the railroad were to run the equipment, thus our Road Foreman of Engines ran the equipment.

Dan Padova posted:

Farmer_Bill posted:

Dan, it's the Turboliner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboliner

I thought as much, but it doesn't look like the turbo liners i recall seeing in old photos.  

By any chance, were you thinking of the United Aircraft Turbo Train?

From my long ago Christmas Cards.

Rusty

PGentieu posted:

Dan Padova posted:

Farmer_Bill posted:

Dan, it's the Turboliner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboliner

I thought as much, but it doesn't look like the turbo liners i recall seeing in old photos.  

By any chance, were you thinking of the United Aircraft Turbo Train?

That would be the one !

briansilvermustang posted:

Brian, Do you know what name they painted over? I thought Erie but it was long gone by then. Maybe a SCL E-8 ? Enquiring mind want's to know.

With the layout down for ballast and scenery work I can't post mine so here's a few from the web.

Dave Ripp. posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Brian, Do you know what name they painted over? I thought Erie but it was long gone by then. Maybe a SCL E-8 ? Enquiring mind want's to know.

That is obviously a former Seaboard Coast Line E unit.

Hot Water posted:

Dave Ripp. posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Brian, Do you know what name they painted over? I thought Erie but it was long gone by then. Maybe a SCL E-8 ? Enquiring mind want's to know.

That is obviously a former Seaboard Coast Line E unit.

Thanks, now it's obvious to me LOL.

                                            getting ready for another run...

       some more early Amtrak...  https://youtu.be/o7GZsE_T_ks

  some more early Amtrak : https://youtu.be/VRTIWwoaJb4

          very nice Jonathan !!

Dave Ripp. posted:

Isn't this when the P30CH's were leased to SP for commute work?  1978ish?  Ugly locomotive.  The best kind.

I am putting together a rainbow  era consist.  Added some GGD cars, SP coach, NP coach.  With some BN cars from the Lionel set, a K-Line blue GN dome, and a mix of Amtrak cars by Atlas, Lionel,  and whatever GGD Amtrak cars I have been able to find.

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

Great topic Brian! Love all the pics and videos. I've got this Larry Fisher print hanging in my family room where I see it everyday. It was my inspiration to create this:

The first clip was taken on the east shore of the Hudson River, and shows a north bound Amtrak E8 powered Adirondack

                                 https://youtu.be/m2j6rjavZOU

briansilvermustang posted:

That's an ugly one,but I like it.

Dave Ripp. posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

That's an ugly one,but I like it.

Former CBQ E8 9968.  One of the E8s that got stainless side panels.  If the nose was painted a little more neatly, that would have been a sharp paint scheme.