Inquiring minds want to know why Amtrak ordered locomotives that require additives (DEF) to meet diesel exhaust emissions regulations, while the freight carriers specifically buy Tier-4 capable locos that require no treatment additives??
July of 2020, Des Lacs, ND where a mighty steam-era water tank once stood (the platform still stands, at right):
Shiver me timbers, but Amtrak 8 was EARLY into Minot on 12 Feb 23. A conveniently-placed snowbank lent a bit of extra altitude. A westbound autorack train was setting out a bad order in the old yard, and paused just east of Soo Tower's signals, behind the station.
Beautiful thanks for sharing. I really like the nighttime photo of the Charger and then it’s neat to see it paired with a P42. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have actually experienced this, albeit years ago. Back in 2008, #8 was behind departure, due to connecting section #28 being late getting to Spokane. In this arrangement, they must add cars from #28 into #8, so that switching went on, slowly. (I cannot recall how much time had been lost. Finally getting rolling, our engineer really hustled us along. And BNSF somehow let us go. We were early into Whitefish. So much that my ride home, which arrived early according to normal schedule, caused me almost a half hour wait. Otherwise, my train has always been late.....
Number 7 in Minot, ND this morning had a special visitor from Washington DC trailing the consist, car 10004, Inspection Car American View. The sign at right dates to the BN era. I say that like it was forever ago, but it really was decades ago.... The odd brace has the US Capitol building and "Washington DC" lettering. Best seats in the house:
I caught brand new Siemens ALC-42 #306 leading the Coast Starlight on its final stretch to L.A. Union Station last Saturday, 3/11/23. Taken at the Amtrak/Metrolink Glendale, CA depot.
AMTK SW-1 732 at Amtrak's (and formerly NYC's) main shop at Beech Grove IN, 04/18/1987. It was originally NYC 605, then NYC 8431, then PC 8431, then AMTK 245 and finally AMTK 732.
....and there goes the 90250 SB just now in N. Auburn! Looks like they left the trailing "red lights" on too!
Old F40s never die... A late #7 just a few miles west of Devils Lake, ND, at least 3 hours behind schedule, passing in daylight what is normally seen in the dark this time of year:
Amtrak passes through the middle of town here in Alliance, Ohio but the only picture I have is when we rode on it because it goes throuhere at 2:00 am eastbound and 3:00 westbound and I'm just not getting up in the middle of the night to see if they're running five hours late. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
Amtrak E8 #334 has just arrived at GN Depot in Minneapolis, January, 1977 with westbound Amtrak "Hiawatha" a year before the GN depot was demolished. John Hill photo: Doug
I sometimes use https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html to see if the Silver Star is running late so that I can catch a picture of it. You might want to give it a try so that you can snag the Capitol Limited in daylight sometime.
The Eagle #22 heading north between McGregor and Cleburne, Texas on March 8, 2011. The locomotive on the same train the next morning in St. Louis.
