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ex-B&O Eunit at New Orleans_July76a.jpg
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(1) P30CH and an ex-B&O E9 at New Orleans -- July 1976
Amtrak #401 (ex-B&O E9) and a couple of fairly new P30CH GE units are serviced between Panama Limited runs in New Orleans.
The GE units were in the lead when the Panama arrived earlier.
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ex-Frisco CimRiver at St.Louis_Nov86.jpg
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ex-Frisco sleeper at St.Louis Union St -- November 1986
Fresh from a beautiful renovation is ex-Frisco 14 roomette 4 double bedroom Cimarron River - built by Pullman Standard in 1948 for the Meteor (which just happened to depart from where the car is - St. Louis Union Station.
The car is sitting in front of the abandoned tower which controlled movements in and out of the station.
Think how busy this tower once was!
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ex-GN diner Lake McDonald at Denver_Nov74.jpg
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ex-Great Northern diner Lake McDonald -- November 1974
The Lake McDonald was built in 1947 by Pullman-Standard as part of the 5 consists for the first lightweight Empire Builder.
Here it is being moved around Denver Union Station as part of the San Francisco Zephyr consist.
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ex-L&N FA_LongIslandRR_JamaicaNY_Sept77a.jpg
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(1) ex-L&N FA-2 #604 on LI RR at Jamaica,NY -- September 1977
#604 is outbound by Hall Tower at Jamaica. Used as head end power, the traction motors were removed.
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ex-L&N FA_LongIslandRR_JamaicaNY_Sept77-3a.jpg
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(3) ex-L&N FA-2 #604 on LI RR at Jamaica,NY -- September 1977
A major intersection of Long Island lines at Jamaica.
#604 has been saved and is at the Illinois RR Museum.
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ex-NewHaven coaches at BostonSouthSt_Sept77.jpg
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ex-New Haven coach at Boston South Station -- September 1977
One of the many New Haven coaches in the yard. This one was built by Pullman-Standard in the late 40's.
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ex-RI Golden State car at Corpus Christi_Feb86a.jpg
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(1) Partially hidden ex-Golden State car -- February 1986
I was surprised to find this ex-Rock Island (?) still lettered for the Golden State car in a salvage yard at Corpus Christi along the Tex-Mex.
I didn't see any other ID on the car. It looks like a coach to me.
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ex-RI Golden State car at Corpus Christi_Feb86-22.jpg
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(2) Partially hidden ex-Golden State car -- February 1986
I was surprised to find this ex-Rock Island (?) still lettered for the Golden State car in a salvage yard at Corpus Christi along the Tex-Mex.
I didn't see any other ID on the car. It looks like a coach to me.
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ex-Seaboard sleeper at New Orleans_Oct79.jpg
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ex-Seaboard sleeper Columbia at New Orleans -- October 1979
A 10 roomette-6 double bedroom car built in 1949.
This car was among a number in the "dead" line at New Orleans Union Station.
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Fort Point Channel bridge-Boston_Sept77.jpg
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Rolling Lift Bridge at South Station-Boston-September 1977
A fascinating heavy duty bridge (actually 3) at South Station in Boston was built around 1900 and torn down about 10 years ago?
Three spans with six tracks total, it was a Scherzer rolling lift bridge and had not been raised since 1950.
Anyone with better info on these bridges please correct any details I had found while surfing around.
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Frank and Cincy Alco 107 at FrankfortKy_Sept83.jpg
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Frankfort and Cincinnati RR Alco #107 -- September 1983
Frankfort and Cincinnati RR Alco S2 ? #107 at Frankfort,Ky.
This line ran between Frankfort and Paris,Ky originally and served numerous distilleries. Subsequent years saw the line cut back till about 10 miles were left at the end.
By 1987 all the rails of the F&C were removed.
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I-American at Laredo_Feb78.jpg
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Inter-American at MP station in Laredo -- January 1978
Unfortunately the E units and conventional equipment had been replaced a short time before.
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IC at OrleansJct_July76a.jpg
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(1) Illinois Central trackage at Orleans Jct -- July 1976
Out by the airport in New Orleans -- looking north on the Illinois Central (or ICG I guess) just before Orleans Jct (crossing of the KCS). A little over 5 years since the IC operated Panama Limited passed, the tracks are starting to look like they need some maintenance - not to bad but I wonder what the speed limit for Amtraks Panama was at this time.
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IC at OrleansJct_July76-2a.jpg
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(2) Illinois Central trackage at Orleans Jct -- July 1976
A short distance to the north (or west) is the crossing with the KCS line out of New Orleans which parralled the IC most of the way out of the city. I believe the KCS line (the Southern Belle used it from New Orleans) is abandoned from this point to New Orleans. Do KCS trains come out on the IC then transfer to the old line north to Baton Rouge? At this point in 1976 the KCS was looking very ragged itself at the junction.
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Inter-American at Temple_July76a.jpg
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(1) Inter-American at Temple,Tx -- July 1976
The southbound Inter-American has just departed the station at Temple a couple of minutes before and is headed south (at a crawl) on the Santa Fe.
A crew member is headed towards a switch to throw so the train can head on to the transfer track to the MKT line. It will head south on the Katy for about 40 miles to Taylor where it will transfer to the Missouri Pacific. A year or two before, the Inter-American continued south on the Santa Fe another 45 miles to Milano where it transferred to the MP. Running on the MKT saved considerable time. The Texas Eagle uses the same route today.
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Inter-American at Temple-2_July76a.jpg
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(2) Inter-American at Temple,Tx -- July 1976
Amtrak ex-UP E9 #424 leads the train on the transfer track. The MKT crosses the Santa Fe behind me.
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KCS at DeQuincyLa_Dec85a.jpg
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(1) KCS freight w/Funit slug at DeQuincy,La -- December 1985
Ex-Conrail GP40 #771 leads a northbound by the nice looking station at DeQuincy,La.
The track to the left is the beginning of the KCS branch line to Lake Charles.
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KCS at DeQuincyLa_Dec85-2a.jpg
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(2) KCS freight w/Funit slug at DeQuincy,La -- December 1985
F7A #4060 was one of the few remaining F units operating on the KCS (converted to a slug unit)
If you look real close the painted line to keep passengers from getting to close to the tracks was still there -- about 16 years after the last Southern Belle.
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KCS Funits near SulphurSpsTx_Nov81.jpg
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KCS F units near Sulphur Springs,Tx -- November 1981
Headed west to the lignite coal mine at Thermo with empty coal cars.
Later, the engines and caboose will tie up at the station in Sulphur Springs.
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Lone Star at Houston_Sept79a.jpg
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(1) Lone Star at Houston -- September 1979
I don't have an exact date on these shots but it was near the end of the Lone Star which was discontinued in October 1979.
The Lone Star prepares to begin its journey north to Chicago from the Amtrak station in Houston.
The station was built by the SP around 1960 after they tore down their large station which was just at and beyond the freeway in the background.
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Lone Star at Houston_Sept79-33.jpg
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(2) Lone Star at Houston -- September 1979
A slightly different consist on this day.
In the last couple of years of the Lone Star run the consist was usually one SDP40F,baggage,sleeper,diner and a couple of ex-Santa Fe hi-level cars.
This day had an extra coach and engine.
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LoneStar arriving FtWorth_June79a.jpg
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(1) Lone Star arriving at Ft.Worth -- June 1979
Standing at the end of the platform on the north side at the Santa Fe station in Ft.Worth as the southbound Lone Star comes around the bend. It will cross over to the track on the right.
The Santa Fe yard on the right and local business to the left were still very busy.
I haven't been here in a long time but I'd bet -- as usual -- that the yard and local business are gone.
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LoneStar arriving FtWorth_June79.jpg
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(2) Lone Star arriving at Ft.Worth -- June 1979
The 10 car train crosses over to the other track and soon will be watered,switched and a new crew (possibly 2)
will take over.
#501 (SDP40F numbers started with 500) was delivered 6 years earlier and will be cut off and moved to the track on the left. The second engine and the first five cars will continue to Houston. Most of the remaining cars will be moved to the other track with #501 and head to Dallas.
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LoneStar at Houston_Oct79a.jpg
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(1) Ex-SP&S dome and ex-CZ diner on Lone Star - October 1979
The Lone Star is ready for its normal morning departure from the ex-SP station in Houston for Chicago.
Except nothing is normal. This was the next to last #16 to run and it should have been gone for at least a week.
If I remember correctly, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that kept the train (and others?) running for a week till a deal was reached to create a Houston section of the Inter-American that would merge with the main section at Temple.
Anyway, Amtrak had already taken the train out of its reservation system, etc and had to scramble around to get equipment back on the train. There was no telling what equipment would show up during the last week as evidenced here. The Lone Star with dome cars were few and far between since the ex-CZ observation cars were assigned.
The normal consist for the Lone Star was an SDP40F,baggage,10-6 sleeper,diner and a couple ex-Santa Fe Hi-Level cars.
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exSPS dome at Houston_Oct79a.jpg
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(2) Ex-SP&S dome and ex-CZ diner on Lone Star - October 1979
#9211 was an ex-SP&S dome built by Budd in 1954 for the North Coast Limited. It had 4 duplex single rooms,4 roomettes and 4 double bedrooms.
The car exists today -- here are some pictures of it at Weblurkers great dome site -- http://www.trainweb.org/web_lurker/SPS/#306
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exCZ diner at Houston_Oct79a.jpg
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(3) Ex-SP&S dome and ex-CZ diner on Lone Star - October 1979
The diner was an ex-California Zephyr car built by Budd in 1948 (CB&Q --Silver Cafe).
Amtrak was still using it in 2003 but don't know where it is today.
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LoneStar at Houston-2_Oct79a.jpg
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(4) Ex-SP&S dome and ex-CZ diner on Lone Star - October 1979
Ex-Santa Fe Hi-Level cars were on the rear. The SP business car to the left was the 99. The one to the left of it was possibly the Alamo.
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LoneStar at RioVistaTx_March77.jpg
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(1) The Lone Star and semaphores - in Texas -- March 1977
(1) The northbound Lone Star "at speed" passing the semaphores at Rio Vista,Tx -- about 7 miles south of Cleburne.
An extra baggage (coach-baggage) car along with a couple of ex-Santa Fe hi-levels,lounge,diner and sleeper.
It wouldn't be long before Amtrak reduced the consist to one SDP40F,baggage,sleeper,diner and two Hi-Levels (usually on the rear).
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LoneStar_SunsetLtd at Houston_March79a.jpg
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Lone Star and Sunset Limited at Houston -- March 1979
The Lone Star (on the left) had arrived from Chicago a couple of hours earlier and will be serviced and cleaned overnight by the Amtrak crew based in Houston. This crew also watered the Sunset Limited (on the right) when it passed through town every other day. This was the westbound Sunset headed to Los Angeles.
The dome on the Sunset was an ex-CB&Q car built by Budd in 1954 (the info I have says it ran on the NP North Coast Limited?). It was a 4 duplex single room-4 roomette-4 double bedroom car rebuilt in 1967 with a buffet under the dome. The dome seats were rebuilt as lounge seating. It looks like an ex-Southern sleeper back of the dome (the Southern Crescent was taken over by Amtrak a month or two before). This was probably the transcontinental sleeper (NY-LA).
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LoneStar-Houston_Oct79a.jpg
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(1) Next to last Lone Star in Texas -- October 1979
The Lone Star was extended after its discontinuance date by about a week. This was the next to last one with an ex-SP&S dome and ex-CZ diner.
20 minutes or so after departing the Houston station, #16 is on the SP in Houston about to go under the SW Freeway.
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LoneStar-RosenbergTx_Oct79a.jpg
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(2) Next to last Lone Star in Texas -- October 1979
About 35 miles west of Houston in Rosenberg, the Lone Star is about to leave the SP Sunset Route and connect to the Santa Fe (tracks to the right) at Tower 17.
The Santa Fe paralleld the SP for a few miles before turning south to Galveston.
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LoneStar-Tower17-RosenbergTx_Oct79a.jpg
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(3) Next to last Lone Star in Texas -- October 1979
#16 is on the connecting track to the ATSF with 3 sets of train orders up for the crew.
The train to the left of Tower 17 has come up on the SP Victoria line.
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