RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 517 Amtrak EMD SDP40F at Chicago, Illinois by Marty Bernard

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» Amtrak (more..)
» EMD SDP40F (more..)

» Roosevelt Road Bridge over Union Station Leads
» Chicago, Illinois, USA (more..)
» July 03, 1978

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The Lone Star. This is how Amtrak wanted its western intercity trains powered but the SDP40Fs had a tendency to derail on curves at speed. Thus they ended up short lived and became parts for F40PHRs where the "R" stood for "rebuilt."

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