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AMTK cars at St.Louis_July81.jpg
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(1) Amtrak ex-SAL and Rock Island cars at St.Louis -- July 1981
A group of retired Amtrak cars sits at the entrance to the abandoned St.Louis Union Station.
I assume these were on the Amtrak bid list.
The abandoned tower was plenty busy at one time but it and the station were completely deserted.
The car to the left was an ex-Seaboard 60 seat coach built by Budd in 1947.
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ex-RI Golden Triangle at St.Louis_July81.jpg
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(2) Amtrak ex-SAL and Rock Island cars at St.Louis -- July 1981
The Golden Triangle was an ex-Rock Island 8 roomette 6 bedroom sleeper (originally Lake Nokomis) built by Pullman-Standard in 1954.
This car was originally used on the Minneapolis-Houston Twin Star Rocket.
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ex-SAL Sun Ray at St.Louis_July81.jpg
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(3) Amtrak ex-SAL and Rock Island cars at St.Louis -- July 1981
The Sun Ray was an ex-Seaboard 5 double bedroom buffet lounge built in 1955 by Pullman-Standard.
Originally named Hollywood Beach (renamed Sun Ray in 1967) I believe it is in private car service today.
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AMTK GeorgePullman at Chicago_June82.jpg
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Amtrak George M. Pullman at Chicago -- June 1982
The last Superliner I and the last car manufactured by Pullman-Standard was sleeper George M. Pullman.
The car is pictured at Chicago.
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Amtrak and NOUPT units at New Orleans_July76a.jpg
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Engines at New Orleans -- July 1976
At the engine shop a P30CH (#705), an ex-UP E9B #1916 and NOUPT SW8 #3.
The E9B was unpowered -- I assume used as a steam generator ?
#3 was built for and started working at NOUPT when it opened in 1954.
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Amtrak at Chicago_June82a.jpg
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Conrail SW-1 #8429 at Chicago -- June 1982
#8429 helps out an unidentified train between Union Station and the shops.
The bridge in the background and the open area to the left and right was the site of the B&O Grand Central Station and trackage to it (torn down in 1971).
Just above the 'Conrail" on the switcher can be seen (barely) a B&O painted gondola on what trackage remained.
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ATSF 2925 at CleburneTx_Dec77.jpg
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Santa Fe 4-8-4 #2925 "hidden" at Cleburne,Tx -- December 1977
There was big excitement in Texas when it was heard that the Santa Fe was considering their own steam program and had moved Northern #2925 to the large shops at Cleburne for evaluation.
Either the restoration cost was to much or they just decided against running their own steam and the idea was scrapped.
#2925 remained at Cleburne for quite a while (early 80's?) before returning to Belen and eventually to Sacramento in 1986.
Anyway, on one of my Houston-Cleburne roundtrip rides aboard the Lone Star I decided to sneak around the yard to locate the engine (actually the friendly crews working the yard pointed out the location).
It remained under cover -- here under one of the old wood sheds.
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ATSF at Tower17-RosenbergTx_Oct79a.jpg
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Santa Fe at Tower 17 -- October 1979
A couple shots at Tower 17 in Rosenberg,Tx -- about 35 miles west of Houston.
GP38 #3541 leads a southbound on the Santa Fe Southern Division, crossing the SP Sunset Route (looking west).
The track to the right was the connecting track from the SP to the ATSF - mainly for the Lone Star (and former Santa Fe trains Texas Chief, California Special etc.). The track in the distance - just to the right of the tower was the SP Victoria line.
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ATSF SD26 at FtWorth_July79.jpg
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(1) ATSF SD26 at Ft.Worth -- July 1979
SD26 #4671 (rebuilt from SD24) and GP35 #3326 head north near Tower 55 in Ft.Worth.
From what I read most of the changes in the Santa Fe SD24 rebuild program were inside. Outside, the "hump" behind the cab was new along with the repositioning of the air tanks to the top rear of the engine.
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ATSF SD26-GP35 at FtWorth_July79a.jpg
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(2) ATSF SD26 at Ft.Worth -- July 1979
Crossing the Missouri Pacific (ex-T&P) -- the shadow of Tower 55 is to the lower right.
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ATSF wig-wag in Texas_May76.jpg
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(1) Santa Fe U23B and a wig-wag -- May 1976
Along the Santa Fe Southern Division in Texas between Sealy and Bellville was this wig-wag out in the country.
I was wondering why this was installed at this point (in the 20's or 30's?) with nothing but a driveway to the right leading to a residence by the tracks.
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ATSF U23B in Texas_May76.jpg
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(2) Santa Fe U23B and a wig-wag -- May 1976
Along the Santa Fe Southern Division in Texas between Sealy and Bellville.
#6322 heads south (or east by the ATSF timetable).
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ATSF-north at Tower17-RosenbergTx_Oct79a.jpg
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Santa Fe at Tower 17 -- October 1979
A nortbound Santa Fe freight with a typical Texas consist of various old and rebuilt engines - including a Chessie unit.
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AvondaleYd shops La_July76a.jpg
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SP engine shop at Avondale Yd in La -- July 1976
I didn't have any notes on this shot but I believe it was at the SP Avondale Yd on the west side of the Mississippi River/Huey Long bridge.
SP #3144 was an Alco C630 while L&N #2744 was a U23B.
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Canadian at Winnepeg_Dec80.jpg
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(1) The Canadian at Winnepeg -- December 1980
The Algonquin Park brings up the rear of the Canadian at Winnepeg (eastbound).
I had arrived on the Super Continental (the Canadian had arrived 1-2 hours earlier).
The trains would be combined to Sudbury.
The Super C consist on the left.
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Canadian at Winnepeg_Dec80-2.jpg
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(2) The Canadian at Winnepeg -- December 1980
The Algonquin Park was built in 1954 by Budd with 3 bedrooms and one drawing room with bar/lounge.
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CNW at Chicago_June82a.jpg
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C&NW commuter train at Chicago -- June 1982
Outbound from the 1911 station.
This was taken below the Clinton St Tower.
What a great area -- elevated tracks,towers and signal bridge after signal bridge full of semaphores.
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CNW Station in Chicago_June82a.jpg
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Trackage at C&NW Station in Chicago -- June 1982
Arriving at the 1911 built Chicago & North Western station in Chicago with Lake Street Tower on the left and a few of the interesting station signals.
The station (seen in the distance) would be torn down in a couple of years.
All the trackage,platforms and signals would be rebuilt.
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Commuter trains at Chicago_Sept77.jpg
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(1) Morning commuter trains - at Chicago -- September 1977
An fascinating array of commuter trains still arrived and departed from Union Station in 1977.
Here are a few shots of the morning runs -- mostly arriving and headed to Union Station.
(1) Besides the E units at the Amtrak shops -- the Valparaiso-Chicago Conrail commuter run is arriving with an ex-Erie Lackawanna E8 (EL #825) and a slew of ex-PRR P-70 coaches.
The Amtrak French Turbo train is arriving from probably St.Louis or Detroit.
The other Amtrak train with new Amfleet cars waits.
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Commuter trains at Chicago-2_Sept77.jpg
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(2) Morning commuter trains - at Chicago -- September 1977
Some more of the Valpo-Chicago consist with quite a few ex-PRR P-70 coaches and one ex-EL/ ex-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western lightweight coach. The ex-DL&W coach and ex-EL E-8 were last used earlier in the year on the Cleveland-Youngstown commuter train operated by Conrail for about a year after the demise of the Erie Lackawanna.
A BN commuter train is arriving in the background.
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Commuter trains at Chicago-3_Sept77.jpg
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(3) Morning commuter trains - at Chicago -- September 1977
An all Gulf Mobile & Ohio consist on the arriving Joliet-Chicago train operated by the Illinois Central.
An F-3, a few coaches (2 six wheel truck ACF built? coaches) and an unmodernized open window heavyweight coach.
I rode the heavyweight coach one time -- opened the window and had a great ride!
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Commuter trains at Chicago-4_Sept77.jpg
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(4) Morning commuter trains - at Chicago -- September 1977
The Norfolk & Western commuter train is headed to Union Station with ex-N&W coaches.
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Conrail local near WadsworthOh_Dec76a.jpg
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(1) Early Conrail local on E-L in Ohio - December 1976
Ex-NYC GP9 #7353 heads east on the ex-Erie Lackawanna main about 15 miles west of Akron.
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Conrail local at RittmanOh_Dec76a.jpg
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(2) Early Conrail local on E-L in Ohio - December 1976
A few minutes earlier the local was finishing up work at Rittman (a few miles further west).
While most of the E-L main was abandoned, this part (the last I heard) is still in service. Today a single track, no signals or pole lines, exist from Akron to Rittman (about 17 miles).
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Conrail local at RittmanOh-2_Dec76a.jpg
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(3) Early Conrail local on E-L in Ohio - December 1976
Looking west at Rittman part of the station can barely be seen in the distance among the pole line. Approximately from the station west the line was completely abandoned (to Ashland).
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CSX ex-L&N yard at Flomaton,AL_Dec2000a.jpg
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CSX at ex-L&N yard - Flomaton,AL -- December 2000
#466 is headed northbound on ex-L&N rails at Flomaton,Ala (former route of the Hummingbird).
B30-7 #5560 works the yard.
The track to the left goes to Pensacola and east (Amtrak's Sunset Limited and the Gulf Wind on the L&N used this route).
Are all the GE units off the CSX ?
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DRG freight in Colorado_Nov74.jpg
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(1) Rio Grande freight in Colorado -- November 1974
This was my first time following the Rio Grande in Colorado.
After chasing the Rio Grande Zephyr out of Denver I ran across this freight (believe it was eastbound) with a fairly new SD40T-2 on the point.
Possibly east of Hot Sulphur Springs.
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EL E8 units at Marion_March76.jpg
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(1) Erie Lackawanna E8 units at Marion -- March 76
At the west end of the EL Marion Yards/shops in Ohio -- I kept an eye on these units all day as they worked their way from the east side of the shops.
The units are starting to move out of the fueling area to the very west end of the yard - where they will wait for their train.
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EL E8 831 at Marion_March76.jpg
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(2) Erie Lackawanna E8 units at Marion -- March 1976
#831 was the only unit of the four that was built for the Erie - in 1951.
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EL Eunits at Marion_March76.jpg
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(3) Erie Lackawanna E8 units at Marion -- March 1976
The last three engines (#810,814,809) were all built for the Lackawanna in 1951 -- including ex-E8 demonstrator unit #810
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EL E8 810 at Marion_March76.jpg
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(4) Erie Lackawanna E8 units at Marion -- March 1976
#810 was one of the two E8 demonstrator engines used on the Lackawanna ( it also smoked like an Alco).
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E-L main near WadsworthOh_Dec76a.jpg
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(1) E-L main line after Conrail - in Ohio -- December 1976
A few pictures about 9 months after the Conrail takeover on the E-L west of Akron between Wadsworth and Sterling
Less than a year after Conrail the E-L main in Ohio was still intact.
Everything was still there (double track,pole lines and working signals) except -- the +-25 trains the EL was running.
I don't know if any through freights were still using the line (I'm guessing once in a while). Locals were working on part of it and one is in the block as evidenced from this signal.
This is looking east just west of Wadsworth (about 14 miles west of Akron).
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E-L main at SterlingOh_Dec76a.jpg
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(2) E-L main line after Conrail - in Ohio -- December 1976
9 miles further west is the tower at Sterling where the B&O (Pittsburgh-Chicago) crossed the Erie. This is looking east with the B&O to the far right (the two lines paralleled each other for a bit both east and west of the crossing).
Today it's hard to tell where the EL line was.
CSX still operates the double track ex-B&O line with a route to the north starting here also.
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E-L main near SterlingOh_Dec76a.jpg
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(3) E-L main line after Conrail - in Ohio -- December 1976
Looking west just east of Sterling is the EL with the B&O on the left.
Today, the CSX line is still busy while the Erie row is all weeds.
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