Western long-distance train led by F40PH No. 245, 1980s.
Color slide showing a western long-distance train led by F40PH locomotive No. 245; image likely dates to the 1980s.
- Film Slide Details
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- Date Archived:
- July 15, 2015
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
- Data Format:
- Image
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As evidenced by the bi-level Superliner cars, this is likely a western long-distance train. It passes through a rural landscape that includes farm fields and various structures in the distance.
F40PH locomotive No. 245 wears the Phase III paint scheme introduced in 1979. 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.
