Train moving along the edge of a waterway, 1980s.
Color slide showing a western long-distance train along the shore of a river; image likely dates to the 1980s.
- Film Slide Details
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- Date Archived:
- July 15, 2015
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
- Data Format:
- Image
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In this image, a F40 diesel-electric locomotive pulls Amfleet cars alongside a body of water.
Amtrak ordered 492 Amfleet cars in 1974. Designed to reach speeds of up to 120 mph, the tubular cars are covered in ridged stainless steel and measure 85’4” long over the couplers and 10’6” wide. At the close of 1976, Amfleet equipment had spread beyond the East Coast and Midwest and was in use in California on the San Diegan (Los Angeles-San Diego) route; therefore, most short-haul trains employed the new cars.
Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
