Amtrak equipment

A collection of some of the Amtrak locomotives, passenger cars, and other Amtrak equipment I've seen and rode on over the past 18 years.

Locomotives

I've been fortunate to shoot a large variety of Amtrak locomotives of all kinds, both diesel and electric. I've photographed Acela equipment before and after it was put into regular service. I've got photographs of many of the locomotives I've ridden behind and others I just happen to spot. Here are Geeps and Genesis. There's Amtrak's long lived workhorse, the F40PH. I've also got photographs of an FL9, SW1, AEM-7 and Dash-8.
Under the photo is the locomotive number, where and when it was photographed and the model number

Acela 2032 at Boston South Station in 2001	Acela 2037 at Boston South Station. Photo shot in 2001	Acela 2037 at Boston South Station in 2001	Acela 655 at Boston South Station. This train was used for testing and training before Acela service was started. Photographed in 2000
Amtrak locomotive 24 on the eastbound Sunset Limited in 2000 P42DC	Amtrak engine 194 at Boston South Station in 2000 GP40	Amtrak engine 194 at Boston South Station in 2000 GP40	Inside the cab of Amtrak engine 194. Photo shot in 2000 at Boston South Station GP40
Amtrak 208 leads the Lake Shore Limited on its way to Boston. Photographed in 1987 in Charlton, MA F40PH	Amtrak engine 211 at Boston South Station in 1981 F40PH	Amtrak 224 caught at the Fullerton, CA station in 1993 F40PH	Amtrak #230 at Los Angeles Union Station in 1993 F40PH
Locomotive 253 seen in Fullerton CA pulling the Amtrak San Diegan in 1993 F40PH	Amtrak locomotive #343 at the head of the Lake Shore Limited at Albany, NY in 1986 F40PH	A banged up Amtrak locomotive #351 in 1986 F40PH	Engine #451 was used to pull the Amtrak Pacific Surf liner. Photographed at LAX in 1993 F59PHI
Amtrak's engine 489 is clean and shiny at Poughkeepsie, NY in the winter of 1994 FL9	Amtrak switcher 554 at the Los Angeles station in 2000 SSB1200	Amtrak locomotives 509 and 810 sit idle at Los Angeles Union Station in 1993 P32BH P42DC	Amtrak 509 at the station in Los Angeles in 1993 P32BH
Amtrak engine 515 at Fullerton, CA pulling the San Diegan to Los Angeles in 1993 P32BH	Amtrak locomotive 517 seen in Los Angeles 1993 P32BH	Amtrak 517 seen at Los Angeles Union Station in 1993 P32BH	Amtrak switcher number 743 in Albany, NY in 1986 SW1
Amtrak switcher number 743 in Albany, NY in 1986 SW1	Amtrak 810 waits in Los Angeles in 1993 P42DC	Amtrak 810 at Los Angeles Union Station in 1993 P42DC	Amtrak 822 near a bumper at Los Angeles Union Station in 1993 P42DC
Amtrak 837 led the Downeaster to Portland, ME in 2002 P42DC	Amtrak Cascades locomotive 90340 resting in Portland, OR in 2002	The GE builder's plate on an Amtrak Genesis locomotive in 1993	The builder's plate on an Amtrak Dash 8 locomotive in 1993
Amtrak diesel and electric locomotives 525 and 907 at South Station in Boston in 2001 GP40TC AEM7	Amtrak 907 caught at Boston South Station in 2001 AEM7	Amtrak 916 is looking at you. Photographed at Boston South Station in 2001 AEM7	Amtrak electric locomotive 916 at Boston South Station in 2000 AEM7

Passenger equipment

Most of the photos I've taken of passenger cars are Superliners. I've got a few shots of the Horizon fleet and a Viewliner or two squirreled away somewhere. Many of the photos here appear to be identical but if you look closely you will see subtle differences. Most of the differences being the size and color of the stripes on the different cars.

Amtrak 31035 Coach Baggage in Albuquerque on the Southwest Chief in 1986. 3 large stripes	Amtrak Superliner Coach number 34039 on the Southwest Chief in Albuquerque, NM in 1986. 3 large stripes	Amtrak 39958 Superliner Coach in Albuquerque on the Southwest Chief in 1986. 3 narrow stripes	Amtrak 39919 Superliner Coach Dorm in Albuquerque on the Southwest Chief in 1986. 3 narrow stripes
A numberless Superliner sleeper on the Southwest Chief in 1986. Note the large Red and Blue stripes surrounded by narrow White stripes.	Amtrak Pacific Parlour car 39970 on the Coast Starlight in 2002	The interior of an Amtrak Pacific Parlour car on the Coast Starlight train in 2002	Amtrak 43040 City of Los Angeles cafe in Fullerton, CA in 1993
Inside an Amtrak Superliner coach car in 2002	Inside an Amtrak Superliner Sightseer Lounge at sunrise in 2002	The stripes of Amtrak Superliner I car meeting those of a Superliner II in 1993	Amtrak Superliner logo over the center entrance of the car
The end of an Amtrak Superliner II sleeper 1993	The end of an Amtrak Superliner sleeper 1986	The Bombardier builder's plate in an Amtrak Superliner II sleeper	Amtrak West "Where excellence shows through"
Amtrak baggage car 1178 on the Southwest Chief 1986 Large Red, White and Blue stripes	Amtrak baggage car 1188 in Boston in 2002 Narrow red & white stripes over a large blue stripe	Amtrak baggage car 1225 on the Southwest Chief in 1986 Large red & blue stripes with a narrow white stripe	Amtrak baggage car 1253 on the Coast Starlight in 2002 Large red, white and blue stripes

A brand spankin' new Superliner II Sleeping car is used to make a video

In October 1993 the Superliner II Sleeping car 32072 Arkansas was brought to Los Angeles Union Station before being put into service. While at LAX it was used to make a (marketing?) video. A small film crew of 4 or 5 people arrived with the equipment they would need to film happy passengers and a crew member. The adult and child passenger were in a compartment on the lower level. The compartments on Superliners are small. Too small to accommodate the actors, camera and camera operator. So how do you get video of passenger and crew? Simply remove the window, place the camera outside of the car and there's room for everyone. I just happened to be there the day of the filming and took pictures of the action.

Superliner II Sleeper Arkansas is used to make an Amtrak video

Assorted Amtrak photos

Photographs of assorted Amtrak items. Some of them move while others are stagnant.

I want to be an engineer dad!	Amtrak Thruway bus in Los Angeles in 2000	Washington DC limo service offered by Amtrak	Downeaster logo on a train at Boston North Station in 2002
Amtrak RoadRailer at Los Angeles Union Station in 2000	An Amtrak RoadRailer truck at LAX in 2000	Amtrak ExpressTrak car 74092 in 2002	Amtrak 1460 mail car at LAX in 1993

Last update March 20, 2004

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