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| Title: |
Auto train and pooches |
| Description: |
One of the last assignments for unique to Amtrak GE P30CHs w`s the Auto Train. Here it is coming off the Occoquan River, just out of Lorton, settling into a quick ride down the RF&P. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 1:47:20 AM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 721(P30CH) AMTK 700(P30CH) |
| Views: |
847 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Auto Train |
| Description: |
One of the more interesting Amtrak operations was the Auto Train. They took over the failed train after Auto Train Corp went under. It was a chance to see Amtraks name on the side of freight equipment-they had a fleet of auto racks-and also some of Amtraks most unusual power, their fleet of GE P30CHs, known affectionately as "pooches." Heres a pair southbound out of Lorton. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/30/2014 2:29:18 AM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 722(P30CH) AMTK 702(P30CH) |
| Views: |
729 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Auto train |
| Description: |
A pair of Pooches lead the auto train south approaching Collier Yard as the light fades. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/13/2014 4:13:52 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 705(P30CH) AMTK 703(P30CH) |
| Views: |
686 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Auto Train passes Collier Yard |
| Description: |
Amtraks Auto Train behind "pooches" passes the former SCL Collier Yard en route south |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 7/20/2011 2:13:23 AM |
| Location: |
Petersburg, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 705(P30CH) AMTK 703(P30CH) |
| Views: |
780 Comments: 0 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Title: |
Auto train behind P30s |
| Description: |
Auto Train behind P30 CH 721 crosses Occoquan Creek at Woodbridge VA |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/1988 Upload Date: 2/14/2011 11:36:37 PM |
| Location: |
Woodbridge, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 721(P30CH) |
| Views: |
525 Comments: 1 |
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