Western long-distance train along a river, 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 8, 2015
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
- Data Format:
- Image
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A long-distance train passes through a western landscape, hemmed in by soaring, pine-covered bluffs and a deep blue river. The train is led by an F40 locomotive wearing the Phase III paint scheme introduced in 1979; it 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.
