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Western long-distance train led by F40PH locomotive No. 217, 1980s.

Color slide showing a western long-distance train led by F40PH locomotive No. 217 through a mountainous landscape; image likely dates to the 1980s.

Western long-distance train led by F40PH locomotive No. 217, 1980s.

A long-distance train hugs the base of a towering, jagged peak in this image. The train is led by F40PH locomotive No. 217 and pulls bi-level Superliner cars. Amtrak accepted the first Superliner in October 1978, and it was used for the training of on-board service and maintenance crews. Built to be pulled at speeds up to 100 mph, the cars measure 85 feet long (to the ends of the couplers), approximately 10 feet wide and 16 feet high. The final car in the Superliner I order arrived in 1981—representing a six year, $313 million capital investment on Amtrak's part.

Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection