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| Title: |
Casket wagon (in use) on the Lone Star |
| Description: |
Ive seen these casket wagons in museums but this was the only time I saw one in use. The casket was unloaded off the baggage car on the southbound Lone Star at Temple,Tx. Some of you may recognize the Amtrak station manager in the white shirt on the right - Bert Dockall. He was the owner and did a fantastic job in refurbishing the ex-MP lounge/sleeper Eagle Cliff. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1976 Upload Date: 7/4/2010 5:21:28 PM |
| Location: |
Temple, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Passenger |
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| Title: |
Amtrak E and SDP40F units |
| Description: |
The two E units (looks like ex-UP) are being pulled off the northbound Lone Star at Cleburne,Tx. The Lone Star almost always used SDP40F units -- so the day before there must have been a problem with them as the Lone Star arrived in Houston with these two E units. The E's were used on the InterAmerican (a few serviced in Cleburne). SDP40F #510 and another ex-UP E will take the train north. The Lone Star never (at least I never saw it till this moment) changed power in Cleburne or anywhere else between Houston and Chicago (except for a unit added at Ft.Worth from the Dallas section). |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1976 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:30:00 PM |
| Location: |
Cleburne, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 368(E8A) |
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871 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dallas section of Lone Star |
| Description: |
The Dallas section of the Lone Star (cut off the main section at Ft.Worth) sits at Dallas Union Station. Most of the original tracks and platforms have been eliminated in the remodeling of the station site. That is the Hyatt Regency under construction to the left. Ex-Santa Fe 10-6 sleeper Pine Lodge (built in 1950)along with an ex-Santa Fe Hi-Level coach round out the consist. I believe the E unit was ex-UP. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1976 Upload Date: 6/8/2008 2:33:58 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Lone Star-Dallas section |
| Description: |
Racing east between Ft.Worth and Dallas on Texas & Pacific trackage is the Dallas section of the Lone Star. An ex-Santa Fe sleeper and Hi-Level car were switched out of the main section at Ft.Worth (it continued to Houston). I believe the Santa Fe had a Dallas section from the Texas Chief but it took a different route to Dallas. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1976 Upload Date: 6/8/2008 2:33:59 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Passenger,Action |
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1480 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak SDP40F #629-584 |
| Description: |
Steam generators working on a chilly day (pop off valves?) as these units pull into Union Station to be swapped out with the power on the soon to arrive San Francisco Zephyr. |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1976 Upload Date: 1/27/2008 4:27:09 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 629(SDP40F) |
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1007 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
San Francisco Zephyr |
| Description: |
Departing Denver passing through areas that have really changed over the years. |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1976 Upload Date: 6/8/2008 2:34:00 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard,Passenger |
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| Title: |
(2) San Francisco Zephyr |
| Description: |
The baggage car is on the rear so it means this is the northbound Zephyr headed to Cheyenne. The passengers ride backwards to Cheyenne where the engines will be cut off and run around the train for a "normal" departure west. |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1976 Upload Date: 6/8/2008 2:33:59 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Yard,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
San Francisco Zephyr on the CB&Q |
| Description: |
The westbound 13 car San Francisco Zephyr is just east of Denver after its all night run from Chicago. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1977 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 5:02:41 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Passenger,Action |
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1349 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Loading mail on the Lone Star |
| Description: |
The main mail contract for the railroads ended in -I believe- 1967 but even in the 70s Amtrak era some mail was still being sent on its trains. Here, an almost daily occurrence as a truckload of mail is being loaded on the Lone Star at Houston before its daily departure for Chicago. The post office was next door to the station (site of the torn down in the 50s SP Grand Central station). Sometimes I saw two trucks loading mail. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1977 Upload Date: 7/4/2010 5:22:57 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Station,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Sunset Limited |
| Description: |
Eastbound on the SP Sunset Route passing - what ended up being - the last manned tower in Texas (Tower 17). The foreground track is the Santa Fe Galveston line. North past the tower was the route of the Santa Fe Texas Chief and Amtraks' Lone Star |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1978 Upload Date: 6/8/2008 2:33:57 PM |
| Location: |
Rosenberg, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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1049 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ex-Santa Fe diner |
| Description: |
Another old car was this 1938 Budd built diner for the ATSF. Here it is on the Sunset Limited at Houston in March 1978. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1978 Upload Date: 1/1/2013 3:27:16 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Passenger |
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| Title: |
ex-CZ observation on the Sunset Limited |
| Description: |
Shortly after leaving the Houston station, the eastbound Sunset Limited is between the SP Hardy St shops and Englewood Yard. Ex-CZ observation Silver Lookout brings up the rear and adds class to the consist. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1978 Upload Date: 11/2/2008 3:23:04 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Signal,Passenger |
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| Title: |
ex-KCS diner on the Lone Star |
| Description: |
An SP GP9 and Cotton Belt caboose are tied up for the weekend as the Lone Star departs. The signal on the left is at the crossing of the Santa Fe at Tower 17. The low green means that #16 is lined up to transfer to the ATSF for the rest of the journey to Chicago. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1979 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:29:51 PM |
| Location: |
Rosenberg, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3343(GP9R) |
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751 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ex-KCS diner on the Lone Star |
| Description: |
This is the Lone Star at Rosenberg,Tx. From the books and info I have this was the only diner Amtrak had from the KCS (not in 1971 but purchased in 1974) Built in 1948 by ACF for the Southern Belle as the Old Plantation (current KCS diner Jackson is possibly this car?). I rarely saw this diner but was pleasantly surprised to see it on the Lone Star consist at Houston. Usually the equipment was ex-Santa Fe. I had to try it out so with the Sunday schedule at the time I took the Lone Star to Rosenberg (about 35 miles) had a great breakfast (still a few ex-Santa Fe chefs working) got off and waited a couple of hours for the eastbound Sunset Limited -- relaxed in the lounge back to Houston. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1979 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:29:50 PM |
| Location: |
Rosenberg, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Roster,RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
ex-KCS diner on the Lone Star - inside - |
| Description: |
The inside had a different seating arrangement than normal. The couple looks like they are enjoying the breakfast (I know I did). |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1979 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:29:52 PM |
| Location: |
Rosenberg, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Passenger |
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| Title: |
Lone Star and Sunset Ltd |
| Description: |
The Lone Star (on the left) had arrived from Chicago a couple of hours earlier and will be serviced and cleaned overnight by the Amtrak crew based in Houston. This crew also watered the Sunset Limited (on the right) when it passed through town every other day. This was the westbound Sunset headed to Los Angeles. The dome on the Sunset was an ex-CB&Q car built by Budd in 1954 (the info I have says it ran on the NP North Coast Limited?). It was a 4 duplex single room-4 roomette-4 double bedroom car rebuilt in 1967 with a buffet under the dome. The dome seats were rebuilt as lounge seating. It looks like an ex-Southern sleeper back of the dome (the Southern Crescent was taken over by Amtrak a month or two before). This was probably the transcontinental sleeper (NY-LA). |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1979 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:30:04 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 528(SDP40F) |
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990 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ex-Santa Fe cars |
| Description: |
Stored in New Orleans. The Picuris was one of the oldest cars Amtrak received from the railroads. A dormitory bar lounge built in 1931Õey Budd for the Santa Fe. It was used on the first lightweight consist of the Chief. I can't read the number of the next car but it looks like an ex-Santa Fe dormotory lounge ? |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1979 Upload Date: 1/1/2013 3:27:06 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans - NOUPT, LA |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
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Passenger |
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| Title: |
Ex-CB&Q car |
| Description: |
Also in New Orleans was this Budd built ex-CB&Q%dome dorm buffet lounge car (Silver Kettle) built in 1956 for the Denver Zephy |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1979 Upload Date: 1/1/2013 3:26:56 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans - NOUPT, LA |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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464 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP GP40-2 #7243 helps out the Sunset |
| Description: |
I guess the "pooches" were having trouble this day (no smoke from the first one). The eastbound Sunset Limited is near East Bernard,Tx (about 50 miles west of Houston). Except for the baggage and ex-Santa Fe hi-level ahead of it, it was all Superliner. |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1986 Upload Date: 11/2/2008 3:23:05 PM |
| Location: |
East Bernard, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 7243(GP40-2) |
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775 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak at St.Louis |
| Description: |
Just south of the Amtrak station and almost opposite Union Station this train is probably headed to Kansas City. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1990 Upload Date: 6/8/2008 2:33:57 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
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509 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Southwest Chief |
| Description: |
The Southwest Chief is westbound with plenty of headend business. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1994 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:30:06 PM |
| Location: |
Gallinas, NM |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 515(B32-8WH) |
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786 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southwest Chief |
| Description: |
The Southwest Chief is westbound with plenty of headend business. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1994 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:29:49 PM |
| Location: |
Gallinas, NM |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 515(B32-8WH) |
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889 Comments: 0 |
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