Amtrak's Test California Zephyr, Glenwood Springs, CO, circa March 1983 (Beyer Patton) Rolling through Glenwood Canyon, circa March 1983 (Beyer Patton)
Rolling through Glenwood Canyon, circa March 1983 (Beyer Patton) Pioneers on the Columbia, April 1982 (Beyer Patton)
Amtrak Superliner Sleeper 32027, Las Vegas, NV, March 1983 (Beyer Patton) Nighttime at Ogden, March 1983 (Beyer Patton)
Amtrak Hi-Level Coach-Dorm 39927, Rawlins, WY, October 1981 (Beyer Patton) The Pioneer at Portland, April 1982 (Beyer Patton)
Always one of the spotting features of the heritage Santa Fe cars built by Budd. The Pullman and later built Superliners also do not have the corrugated sides and roofs.
The SFZ with UP GP40X 9004 on point, Rawlins, WY, October 1981 (Beyer Patton) UP E9A 951, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)
Did the F40s all have cab signal equipment installed to lead in UP territory? I would assume so, and either the power had a problem, or the cab signal system was inoperative.
UP 3985, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton) UP Rotary 900098, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)
That coupler on the front of the rotary looks like it'd get yanked out pretty easily with a hand heaver hogger!! Good thing it was usually in the lead....
UP 1243 & 8444, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton) 8444 & 838, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)
Wow, what a treat to be in that roundhouse. Interestingly, some roundhouse floors were made of tens of thousands of wooden blocks instead of cement or brick. I know of two that exist at Spencer, NC and Savannah, GA, but there may be others. Wood was chosen because it was less fatiguing to stand on all day, produced a quieter workplace, absorbed oil and grease, and parts were less apt to break if dropped. Durable Southern Yellow Pine was the preferred wood for this in the south. https://www.savannahnow.com/story/n...k-roundhouse-restores-rare-floor/13808636007/
One needs to be inside a big railroad's roundhouse to understand how awe-inspiring and huge those places were. Big locomotives came in there, and a lot of hard work happened there. A place to feel small. Thanks for sharing those photos.