The Floridian was still a pretty big train in late 1973, as shown here in October of that year, with three Es and a train that stretches well past the far end of Montgomery's train shed waiting to... (more)
This Amtrak E8 eventually became the PRR 5898 on the Blue Mountain and Reading. It was one of the last active Amtrak E units on the old New Haven Shoreline Route.