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Title: |
Amtrak 488 |
Description: |
EMD FL-9 at Renssalaer NY. Photographer: Frank Szachacz. |
Photo Date: |
7/7/1979 Upload Date: 4/2/2020 4:15:21 PM |
Location: |
Renssalaer, NY |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
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359 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak FL9 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak FL9 488 in New York City, New York sometime during June 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I don't know exactly where in NYC this photo was taken (see Comment below, thanks Josh). I happened upon this train while wandering around in Grand Central Station. I really wanted a photo in daylight, so I grabbed a cab and attempted to explain my goals to the driver, who was convinced I was crazy, but this was the Big Apple, where crazy is acceptable. I got out at a station somewhere and ran up to the platform, managing to catch the train running under straight electric power off the third rail. According to the September 1983 issue of Trains Magazine, Amtrak FL9 488 was previously numbered Amtrak 239. It was originally New York New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H, or simply the New Haven) 2016 (c/n 21962), built between July-November 1957, later under Penn-Central ownership (the NH was added to the PC organization on January 1, 1969), it was renumbered 5016. It had 1750 horsepower produced by a 16-567C prime mover, and the idea was to shut the diesel down at Woodlawn Junction and run under third rail 600 volts DC power into Grand Central. Under the PC ownership however, the diesels were kept fired up until the entrance to Park Avenue Tunnel at 96th Street in Manhattan, but only if the crew knew they had a good unit. Sometimes, deteriorating batteries would prevent restarting the diesel once it had been shut down, but more often the problem was the electrically operated air compressor had become defective, and the main generator, run by the diesel, was necessary to keep the brake system charged. So, despite regulations to the contrary, the echoes of rumbling 567's became familiar sounds in the catacombs of Grand Central, with resulting limited visibility in the tunnels during morning and evening rush hours. Penn-Central's assets were conveyed to Conrail on April 1, 1976, and CR sold 12 FL9's to Amtrak. During 1978-80, Amtrak sent six of its FL9's to Morrison-Knudsen in Boise, Idaho for rebuilding, including the capability to provide Head End Power (HEP) to Amtrak's new and rebuilt cars. The FL9's returned with air horns replacing their New Haven Hancock air whistles. The US Congress mandated that Conrail exit the passenger business on January 1, 1983, so the remainder of CR's FL9's were sold off to commuter agencies. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1980 Upload Date: 11/28/2010 11:21:16 AM |
Location: |
New York, NY |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster,Signal,Transit,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
2245 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Two for the price of one |
Description: |
Amtrak FL9s 488 & 491 lead combined trains 69 & 63, the northbound Adirondack and westbound Niagara Rainbow, up the Hudson Line in third rail territory at Babcock Place, Yonkers, New York, USA, 16 August 1980. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/1980 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:43:05 PM |
Location: |
Yonkers, NY |
Author: |
Bill Wilcox |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 491(FL9) |
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1606 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488, 489 |
Description: |
Shot from on the train |
Photo Date: |
4/3/1982 Upload Date: 6/26/2023 10:59:50 PM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
Tim Darnell |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
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76 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 488 |
Description: |
EMD FL-9 departing Albany-Rensselaer NY station. |
Photo Date: |
7/8/1982 Upload Date: 4/6/2020 2:44:43 PM |
Location: |
Renssalaer, NY |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
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130 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 488 |
Description: |
EMD FL-9 departing Albany-Rensselaer NY station. |
Photo Date: |
7/8/1982 Upload Date: 4/6/2020 2:52:02 PM |
Location: |
Renssalaer, NY |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
143 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK FL9 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak FL9 488 shuffles a baggage car and a Rohr power car around the Rensselaer facility on 26AUG1982 |
Photo Date: |
8/26/1982 Upload Date: 8/31/2020 4:54:56 PM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
Donald Albertson |
Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
293 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Cut off of our train (#63) will get wyed for a trip back to Grand Central |
Photo Date: |
7/20/1984 Upload Date: 3/25/2009 9:17:33 PM |
Location: |
Croton Harmon, NY |
Author: |
Tim Darnell |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
661 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Resting after bringing in a train. |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1984 Upload Date: 3/25/2009 9:18:25 PM |
Location: |
New York Grand Central, NY |
Author: |
Tim Darnell |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
620 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
FL 9 and a surprise |
Description: |
An FL 9 led train rolls out of Harmon, not a big deal in those days. The surprise is the HEP car behind the power. This was the only time I ever saw one in New York. Take a look at the Harom engine tracks in the background. Lots of good stuff over there. |
Photo Date: |
4/19/1985 Upload Date: 9/30/2014 2:56:39 AM |
Location: |
Harmon, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 695(Power Car) |
Views: |
1189 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Train 63 northbound at Garrison. |
Photo Date: |
5/23/1985 Upload Date: 7/26/2006 11:01:33 AM |
Location: |
Garrison, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
595 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Train 68 southbound by Polopel Island. |
Photo Date: |
5/23/1985 Upload Date: 7/26/2006 3:44:24 PM |
Location: |
Fishkill, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
818 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 brings the northbound Maple Leaf into Hudson |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
3/22/1986 Upload Date: 2/11/2012 9:51:24 PM |
Location: |
Hudson, NY |
Author: |
Bob Krug |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
470 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 and the Maple Leaf rolls into Hudson Station |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
3/22/1986 Upload Date: 2/11/2012 9:52:27 PM |
Location: |
Hudson, NY |
Author: |
Bob Krug |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
367 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
FL9 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak FL9 488 at the ready, Rensselaer, NY. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/1987 Upload Date: 3/22/2010 9:20:42 PM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
George L. Pitz |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
825 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Amtrak #57, northbound Bear Mountain |
Description: |
Amtrak train 57, the northbound Bear Mountain behind FL9 488, negotiates the switches at Mott Haven Junction with the Manhattan skyline in the distance. As seen from 144th Street, Bronx, New York, USA, 29 July 1987. |
Photo Date: |
7/29/1987 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:38:40 PM |
Location: |
Bronx, NY |
Author: |
Bill Wilcox |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
721 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Amtrak EMD FL-9 488 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/19/1987 Upload Date: 5/23/2008 9:53:22 AM |
Location: |
Peekskill, NY |
Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
837 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/8/1987 Upload Date: 6/22/2022 11:35:50 PM |
Location: |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
127 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak tr.63 northbound at the "Yacht Club", a couple of miles south of Poughkeepsie. |
Photo Date: |
1/30/1988 Upload Date: 4/29/2005 9:42:00 PM |
Location: |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Winter,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
646 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Amtrak EMD FL-9 488 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
11/3/1988 Upload Date: 5/25/2008 11:56:22 AM |
Location: |
Breakneck Ridge, NY |
Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
Categories: |
Tunnel,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
670 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Dual power |
Description: |
Train 49, the Lake Shore Limited, arrives at Albany-Renssalaer behind a pair of FL 9s. Originally built for the New Haven basically as an FP 9 with third rail capability to run through from Grand Central to non electrified territory, a dozen found their way onto Amtrak, where eventually six would survive into the 1990s. Using them eliminated the time honored engine change at Harmon, and trains could run straight through to Albany, where the train would have the Boston section switched in. Now the switching and engine change could be completed simultaneously, saving time. |
Photo Date: |
1/19/1991 Upload Date: 2/5/2016 4:05:04 AM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) AMTK 491(FL9) |
Views: |
1046 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Hoosier State Featuring a FL9 |
Description: |
AMTK 312 and 488 |
Photo Date: |
4/3/1991 Upload Date: 6/12/2010 11:23:32 PM |
Location: |
Calumet Park, IL |
Author: |
Tom Golden |
Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 312(F40PHR) AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
1046 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/3/1991 Upload Date: 6/12/2010 1:36:17 PM |
Location: |
Calumet Park, IL |
Author: |
Tom Golden |
Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
417 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak FL-9 #488 leads a train at Rensselaer, NY. August 1991 |
Description: |
Amtrak FL-9 #488 leads a train at Rensselaer, NY. August 1991 |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1991 Upload Date: 4/13/2019 7:10:08 AM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
Michael Desoi |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
245 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
A Rare Visitor |
Description: |
Not the best scanned image, but certainly a worthy subject and very rare to the Keystone Corridor, a battle scared Amtrak FL9 488 leads #40, the eastbound Broadway Limited at Paradise, PA. Kodachrome by C. Hash. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1992 Upload Date: 9/6/2014 10:21:21 AM |
Location: |
Paradise, PA |
Author: |
Chris Hash |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
523 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak train 69, behind "Billboard" FL-9 488, speeds northward at Manitou. |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1992 Upload Date: 10/29/2005 11:05:25 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
754 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/1/1993 Upload Date: 10/10/2008 7:43:52 AM |
Location: |
Rensselaer, NY |
Author: |
Sam Botts |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
499 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Three FL9s |
Description: |
Amtrak's Tr. 69, The Addorandak, and a Metro North Southbound. |
Photo Date: |
6/24/1993 Upload Date: 4/25/2010 10:14:28 AM |
Location: |
Croton Harmon, NY |
Author: |
Marty Bernard |
Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) MNCR 2003(FL9) MNCR 2028(FL9) |
Views: |
928 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488, Tr 69 The Adorandack |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/24/1993 Upload Date: 4/25/2010 10:14:31 AM |
Location: |
Croton Harmon, NY |
Author: |
Marty Bernard |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
552 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 69 |
Description: |
Train 69 splits the signals at Manitou, |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1994 Upload Date: 10/29/2006 10:43:59 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
445 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 69 |
Description: |
Train 69 behind "billboard" FL-9 #488. |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1994 Upload Date: 10/29/2006 10:45:31 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
460 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 69 |
Description: |
Amtrak train 69 zips through Manitou behind "billboard" FL-9 488. |
Photo Date: |
10/29/1994 Upload Date: 10/21/2006 8:09:08 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
380 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
15:05 AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak Empire Service train 286 passing the signals at Manitou. |
Photo Date: |
5/6/1995 Upload Date: 6/10/2006 10:33:55 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
411 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
15:05 AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Amtrak train 286 southbound at Manitou. |
Photo Date: |
5/6/1995 Upload Date: 6/10/2006 10:35:07 AM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
435 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
14:50, AMTK 286 |
Description: |
Amtrak train 286 sails into New Hamburg, led by "billboard" FL-9 488. |
Photo Date: |
5/20/1995 Upload Date: 7/4/2006 10:24:52 AM |
Location: |
New Hamburg, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
479 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
North Bound FL-9 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/19/1995 Upload Date: 2/9/2010 12:04:55 AM |
Location: |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Author: |
Richard Gorddard |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
586 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Amtrak FL-9 |
Description: |
Northbound FL-9 heading to Albany, NY |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1995 Upload Date: 11/28/2009 11:49:59 PM |
Location: |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Author: |
Richard Gorddard |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
575 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
FL-9s |
Description: |
Amtrak and Metro North FL-9s |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1995 Upload Date: 11/28/2009 11:54:53 PM |
Location: |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Author: |
Richard Gorddard |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
511 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Train 48, the "Lake Shore Ltd." races towards the City through Chelsea at 15:23. |
Photo Date: |
10/13/1995 Upload Date: 5/20/2005 9:27:45 PM |
Location: |
Chelsea, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
670 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 48 |
Description: |
Train 48, the "Lake Shore Ltd", passing Breakneck Ridge. |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1995 Upload Date: 10/30/2005 1:27:00 PM |
Location: |
Philipstown, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Tunnel,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
577 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Train 248, led by "billboard" FL-9 488, cruises past the lagoon in Cold Spring at 09:25. |
Photo Date: |
10/25/1996 Upload Date: 9/30/2006 1:34:40 PM |
Location: |
Cold Spring, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
363 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Train 248, led by "billboard" FL-9 488, cruises past the lagoon in Cold Spring at 09:25. |
Photo Date: |
10/25/1996 Upload Date: 9/30/2006 1:35:36 PM |
Location: |
Cold Spring, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
429 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 488 |
Description: |
Train 248, led by "billboard" FL-9 488, cruises past the lagoon in Cold Spring at 09:25. |
Photo Date: |
10/25/1996 Upload Date: 9/30/2006 1:36:58 PM |
Location: |
Cold Spring, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
601 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 486 |
Description: |
Amtrak train 281 northbound at Manitou. Note the difference in side panels between the 486 and 488. the 486 was the only FL-9 with the stripes located in the higher position relative to the rest of the fleet, and the 488 was the only unit with the large "Amtrak" on the side. Note ALSO they are running back to back, "elephant style" was more the norm. |
Photo Date: |
12/27/1996 Upload Date: 1/6/2006 4:22:31 PM |
Location: |
Manitou, NY |
Author: |
Carl Weber |
Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 486(FL9) AMTK 488(FL9) |
Views: |
1297 Comments: 1 |
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