Amtrak (AMTK) 290 - EMD F40PHR
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Amtrak #290 is on the North Star in Duluth, ready to head back to MSP and Chicago.
A D Saleker photo
Amtrak 290 leading the westbound Cardinal, Train #51, on the journey up and over Afton Mountain
As seen at approximately 2:00 PM local time, the Cardinal just left Charlottesville, VA.
AMTK 290
Amtrak F40PHR 290 at Flippin, Arkansas on May 18, 1995, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The train behind 290 is the American Orient Express, formerly the American European Express. The train at the far left was the short-lived White River Scenic Railway's tourist train.
Cresting the slmit of southern Californias Cajon Pass is Amtrak train #35, the "Desert Wind," heading from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Los Angeles on December 29th, 1979. F40PHRs 290 and 289 (consecutive numbers!) can easily handle their 8 train.
#290 leads the Amtrak St. Louis Mule from Kansas City around the bend just prior to its station stop in Kiriwood, MO.
AMTK 290
AMTK 290
Amtrak train 1, the westbound Sunset Limited, rolls through Carrollton Junction as it departs New#Orleans.
Amtrak train 1, the westbound Sunset Limited, rolls through Carrollton Junction as it departs New,Orle`ns.
