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| Title: |
AMTK 509 |
| Description: |
PURCELL OK July 1977 -- Amtrak SDP40F 509 and an E unit are on the point of train No. 15, The Lone Star, as it accelerates south. In the background Santa Fe SD45 5566 awaits a signal to proceed south as GP39-2 3648 sits on the house track with a work train. EMD built the 509 (s/n 72694-10) in June 1973. It became EMDX 218 in blue paint. (Date of photo approximate, roster information from http://www.textfiles.com/fun/amtrak1.txt) |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1977 Upload Date: 7/18/2012 6:46:54 PM |
| Location: |
Purcell, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 509(SDP40F) |
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399 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 509 |
| Description: |
NORMAN OK Oct 8 1979 -- With a contrail of the competition overhead the last Southbound Lone Star to comes to a stop. The train was discontinued by Amtrak a week earlier but a lawsuit forced Amtrak to run this much-reduced version of trains 15 and 16. In this photo Amtrak Agent Charlie Bandt (left) is at trackside to bid farewell to passenger service and his job. Years later passenger service was restored when the state subsidized an Oklahoma City to Fort Worth and return train named the Heartland Flyer. Efforts are still underway to extend service to Kansas City. |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/1979 Upload Date: 1/26/2012 9:27:55 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 509(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
558 Comments: 1 |
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