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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/2/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Amtrak
Model:GE P30CHBuilt As:AMTK 716 (P30CH)
Serial Number:40710Order No:1816AMTK
Frame Number:Built:9/1975
Other locos with this serial:  AMTK 716(P30CH)
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Pooches
Title:  Pooches
Description:  A pair of Amtrak P30CHs sit at New Orleans, which was a base for those units. They were commonly seen on the Sunset in that era.
Photo Date:  3/10/1984  Upload Date: 5/26/2014 3:08:03 AM
Location:  New Orleans - NOUPT, LA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 716(P30CH) AMTK 717(P30CH)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
Rolling off the bridge
Title:  Rolling off the bridge
Description:  Auto Train rolls off the big steel bridge over the Occoquan River on the RF&P as it gets underway for its overnight trip to Florida. Power is a trio of Amtraks unusual P30CHs with 42 cars.
Photo Date:  4/30/1988  Upload Date: 7/13/2015 4:41:26 AM
Location:  Woodbridge, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 721(P30CH) AMTK 716(P30CH) AMTK 722(P30CH)
Views:  724   Comments: 0
Auto Train
Title:  Auto Train
Description:  Seen from the driveway of the Lorton terminal, train 53 is ready to go south with 42 cars of todays Auto Train behind a trio of Amtrak only P30CHs-the "Pooch".
Photo Date:  4/30/1988  Upload Date: 7/7/2015 3:59:15 AM
Location:  Lorton, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 721(P30CH) AMTK 716(P30CH) AMTK 722(P30CH)
Views:  757   Comments: 0


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