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Amtrak’s Inter-American
Not great photographs here, but the content makes it worthwhile to inspect and interpret what was versus what remains.
This is a southbound number 21, the Inter-American, crossing College Avenue in Normal, Illinois. This is the former Chicago & Alton, later Gulf, Mobile & Ohio. One may note the distinctive B&O signals here—a result of the C&A being controlled by that major railroad. It was Illinois Central Gulf at the time of these pictures, and is now of the Union Pacific (with another group owning the line in between these last two).
The train is approaching a spot in Normal that will host a passenger station (MP 124), but at this time trains stopped a bit further down the line in Bloomington itself. One will also note the the train will meet a northbound freight with an ICG unit on point. Illinois Central’s charter line cuts across the Alton near where that train can be seen. Looking at Google Maps today, it’s clear that this historical line of the IC no longer exists here (though it does in bits and pieces in other parts of the state). And looking at Google Street View, it’s difficult to recognize anything from these vintage views—other than the high-rise buildings, which I assume are connected to Illinois State University.
The train is being powered by three E-units—two are former Union Pacific E9s (built in 1955) while the middle unit is an E8 (built in 1953) of the RF&P. Two are in Phase II paint (so-called cigar-band), while one is in the original Phase I (bloody-nose) scheme. I didn’t realize this train, the Inter-American, went all the way to Laredo, Texas, and had connecting service with National Railways of Mexico. I’ll add a timetable page above (copyright Amtrak, by way of timetables.org).
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken November 21st 1976.
#railroadhistory#railwayhistory#amtrak#inter-american#e9a#e8a#emd#e-unit#bloomington-normal#illinoisstate
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ERIE #835 & #834 por Jim Strain
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E8A 835 & 834 pullling a fantrip. Location unknown. Kodachrome my collection, photographer unknown.
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#virginia#roanoke#history#transportation museum#EMD#E8A#B Unit#Wabash Railroad#trains#railways#railroads#my photo
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Disco Stripes
New Jersey Transit EMD E8A 4334 (ex-Southern Railway) sits forlornly out back of the Elizabethport shop.
It's wearing an odd white paint job with classic NJT "disco stripes".
Elizabethport, New Jersey
November 1983
#njt#new jersey transit#njdot#new jersey department of transportation#1983#trains#passenger train#history#elizabethport#new jersey
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy E8A 9947-A departs Chicago Union Station with the California Zephyr on May 13, 1963.
#vintage#trains#vintage train travel#vintage trains#vintage railroads#railroad#chicago burlington and quincy#burlington line#chicago#california zephyr#1963
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NYC 4042 EMD E8A leads TH&B 372 from Hamilton to Welland and Buffalo enroute to New York City. This equipment ran through from Buffalo to Toronto over the NYC to Welland, TH&B to Hamilton and CPR CNR Joint Section although the diesels were changed at Hamilton. Stoney Creek, Ont. 8/21/1963 Peter Cox
#372#th&b#toronto hamilton & buffalo#nyc#new york central#1963#toronto#buffalo#trains#passenger train#history#stoney creek#ontario
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Pennsylvania Railroad EMD E8A #5703 and E7A #5840 in Chicago, Illinois on June 1, 1959.
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Just a bit ago, I released a post showing all my OCs from the New York Central System. And like with those OCs, in that past, I made several posts showing my OCs from the Pennsylvania Railroad. So this post will show all the PRR OCs together in one post.
Now these engines are of Norfolk Southern’s Pennsylvania Railroad heritage fleet…
and they can only be found on railroad territories that were once under the jurisdiction and ownership of the Pennsylvania Railroad. And these OC engines from “The Standard Railroad of the World” are…
Glenn, the brunswick green five-stripe GG1 #4927
Gracie, the tuscan red five-stripe GG1 #4877
Garrison, the brunswick green five-stripe GG1 #4919
Gabby, the tuscan red five-stripe GG1 #4913
Torpedo, the streamlined 4-6-2 K4 #3768
Bullet, the 4-4-4-4 T1 #6110
Storm, the 6-4-4-6 S1 #6200
Moto-Moto, the 2-10-0 I1a #4483
Quinton, the 4-4-6-4 Q2 #6181
Pete Everest, the 4-8-2 M1b #6755
Tyler, the 2-10-4 J1a #6448
Taylor, the 2-10-4 J1a #6468
Freddy, the EMD E7 #5875
John, the EMD E8a #5706
Tom, the ALCO PA #5752
Michael, the ALCO PA #5755
Anchor, the Baldwin RF-16 “sharknose” #2012
Chum, the Baldwin RF-16 “sharknose” #5771
Eden, the GE E44 #4453
Emma, the GE E44 #4461
Ethan, the GE E44 #4432
Galen, the EMD GP7 #6553
Gerry, the EMD GP9 #8799
Graydon, the EMD GP9 #8550
#pennsylvania railroad#prr#steam locomotive#steam engine#diesel locomotive#diesel engine#electric locomotive#electric engine#passenger train#passenger cars#freight train#freight cars#train#trains#railroad#railroads#railway#railways#rail#rails#thomas and friends#thomas the tank engine#ttte#ttte oc#the genie team#locomotive#genie team
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A quartet of Southern Railway E8A's, led by #6909, hustles across Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana with the "Southern Crescent" on July 19, 1978. Ronald Johnson photo
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Looking at the Old Railroads: Illinois Railway Museum, Labor Day 2022 – “Night Train” weekend, with extended hours for viewing after 6 PM.
Here: shots about the grounds of the museum (the “catch-all” post).
Work - interrupted.
As I wondered “What else can I shoot since I’ve shot so many photos already” I rounded a clutch of sadly-still-rusting engines and saw -- more! I mean, I can look at a satellite image of the museum grounds, but until I actually saw that a whole swath was beyond the area open to a regular visitor, the size was lost on me.
More! It just keeps going --
Sure, there’s an end to it out there somewhere, but it was a bit of a head-turner.
The E8A Iowa Pacific 515 (center, in black and orange livery) is a 2021 “returnee” to northern Illinois, having served as Chicago & North Western 515 from the 1950s to the 1990s.
As the day wanes: a pair of Chicago Transit Authority motor cars from 1969, at the museum since their 2013 retirement, sitting at the old 59th Avenue “L” station.
Turns out it was actually good to look elsewhere for subjects as natural light dimmed and the electric took over illumination; a good “stretch” if you will. Not much a stretch maybe, but not the usual “I gotta see that train!” photos.
Inside the East Union station under electric light.
Grand Trunk Western 8380, built 1929, one of many units waiting their turn for rehabilitation.
R. Jake Wood, 2022.
Illinois Railway Museum
Inside East Union station.
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Which Rocket?
I put a question out to a knowledgeable group on Facebook—if it was approximately 6:00 PM when this image was made (based on the the sun nearly being down in early October), could we make a firm call on which Rocket this be?
Update: the FB group was quite firm with this train being the Peoria Rocket rather than the Quad Cities. One supplied an image showing the timetables for the two trains, which I’ll add above. The Rock Island was one of about four railroads that did NOT have their passenger trains folded into Amtrak in 1971.
The train, made up of two lonely coaches, is powered by an EMD E8A built in March of 1952. One image by Richard Koenig; taken October 9th 1977.
#railroadhistory#railwayhistory#rockisland#peoriarocket#cri&p#emd#e-unit#e8a#emde8a#quadcitiesrocket
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Keystones at Penn Station por Michael W Sullivan
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As the sun rises on the Brick City a pair of beautifully restored Pennsylvania Railroad E8As are powering "The Jersey Devil" excursion for the Lexington Group at Newark Penn Station. The pair of Pennsy steamliners will soon depart and take a tour of Conrail Shared Assets in North Jersey to Croxton, Jamesburg and Manville. The train left Philadelphia at 6:30A as Amtrak #810 and arrived at Newark Penn Station at 8:00A for an 8:30A departure. After the days trip wrapped up at Newark later in the evening the power was run around at Hudson Yard for the return trip home to Philadelphia as Amtrak #811. CR OCS-100 @ Newark, NJ PRR E8A 5711 PRR E8A 5809
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EMD E8A 2010 passes through Olathe, KS in April of 1967.
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9/3/77, Amtrak E8A 455 by OHFalcon72
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On an unknown westbound passenger train at Altoona, PA.
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