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AMTK TurboTrain #50 |
| Description: |
Looking like a combination of an ocean ship and a wing-stripped airplane, the TurboTrain was an interested and unusual experiment. Built by United Aircraft of Canada, this was a high speed gas-turbine sleek even had the first ever tilting mechanism in the US for cornering curves. Although distinctive in design, there were lingering problems with the overall service and Amtrak finally pulled them from revenue service in 1976. No photographer was listed for the 620 film sized photo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/1971 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:41 AM |
| Location: |
Aurora, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 50(Turbotrain) |
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120 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK Dome/lounge car #9321 |
| Description: |
Built by Budd in 1952 i, this former CBQ dome/lounge car #366 found a new home on the Amtrak roster as seen here on the tail of an Amtrak train in Minneapolis, MN. No exact date in 1974 was given by photographer Myhre. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1974 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:30 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK E9A #407 |
| Description: |
Originally built by EMD in April of 1956 as MILW 201A, it was later renumbered MILW 31A before finally joining the Amtrak livery as #407. No photographer was listed for this 620 film size photo. |
| Photo Date: |
10/25/1974 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:33 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 407(E9A) |
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102 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK E8A #305 |
| Description: |
Former Pennsylvania RR E8A #5898 was again absorbed into another conglomeration after the Penn Central collapse. This time it was Amtrak. Built by EMD in March of 1951 as PRR 5898, it was renumbered PC 4298 before landing as AMTK 305. No photographer was listed for the 620 film size photo. |
| Photo Date: |
7/27/1975 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:31 AM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 305(E8A) |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK Turboliner #61 |
| Description: |
Built by the French company ANF in January of 1975, this RTG model consisted of a locked set of gas-turbine powered cab-coach cars at each end with 3 coach cars between them. The fixed consist became a problem when demand outstripped what the trainset could handle. No photographer was listed for the620 film sized photo. |
| Photo Date: |
8/8/1975 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:38 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 61(Turbotrain) |
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75 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK Turboliner #64 |
| Description: |
Built by ANF in January of 1975 as a gas-turbine powered locked trainset of cab control cars at each end with fixed 3 coach cars between. The trains were initially successful but the fixed consist could not meet the increased demands so the trainsets were not seen as the answer that Amtrak was looking for in a new train. No photographer was listed for the 620 film sized photo. |
| Photo Date: |
5/26/1976 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:39 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 64(Turboliner) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK Turboliner #60 |
| Description: |
Built by the French company ANF in July of 1973 (an RTG model), Amtrak #60 was a gas-turbine trainsets consisted of power cars at each end with 3 cars locked inbetween. The set met with limited success. No photographer was listed for the 620 film size photo. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/1978 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:36 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 60(Turboliner) |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK Cab Car #9630 |
| Description: |
According to Wikipeida, the Metroliner cars were the product of the High Speed Ground Transportation project, which aimed to introduce high-speed rail service in the United States. The project was a joint effort between the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and emulated the then-modern airliners. AMTK #9630 was built in 1969 as PRR 824. It was rebuilt in 1979 and eventually converted to a cab-control car in 1987 with the new number #9630. The 35 mm photo was taken by photographer Harmon. |
| Photo Date: |
4/7/1988 Upload Date: 5/28/2023 5:40:34 AM |
| Location: |
San Diego, CA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
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157 Comments: 0 |
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