Amtrak (AMTK) 228 - EMD F40PH

AMTK 228 leads the Empire Builder in the late afternoon

Brian Walker photo

AMTK 228 heads south on a foggy morning

AMTK 228 heads south on a foggy morning

AMTK 228 heads south on a foggy morning

AMTK 228 heads south on a foggy morning

AMTK 228 arrives at the border

built 1889 F40 228 PLAYING ITS SWAN SONG

During January 1977 extremely cold weather took quite a few of Amtrak’s steam-heated cars out of service, so the railroad was forced to discontinue several long-distance trains, including the <I>PANAMA LIMITED</I>. After an absence of several weeks, the train was reinstated on 25 January with Amfleet coaches and food service cars, plus a 600-series baby baggage car; but a sleeping car was not added until December. Here is No. 58 on 6 February, approaching CARROLLTON JUNCTION on New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal track with a typical consist, although the baggage car is behind the coaches and ICG office car 6 is on the rear.

49 WB

AMTK 228 leads the Pacific International southbound in the morning

AMTK 228 has the Pacific International storped for customs at Blaine. Peace Arch is in the background.

22 EB at UN

AMTK 228

AMTK 228

AMTK 228, exact date unknown

Eastbound Boston section of the "Lake Shore Ltd."

Train 669 near the old Windsor Locks station.

There's nothing more scarier than being in an F40 doing 80 mph in dense fog, fog so dense we couldn't see the nose! Amtrak's at the Branch Avenue bridge in Providence