Photo by Gary Zeitler, from my collection. Scapegoat?Maybe. A major wreck was determined to be caused by the trucks, at high speed, so the entire class was scrapped (oops, recycled). I have to ... (more)
FORT WORTH TX (February) 1974 — Amtrak SDP40F 526 leads the northbound Texas Chief as its crew awaits departure clearance. EMD built the 526 (b/n 72694-27) in July 1973. Santa Fe acquired the un... (more)
This locomotive was built as Amtrak 644 and is the only operable SDP40F in existence. It's owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic ... (more)
Amtrak 644 is the only operable SDP40F in existence, owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic preservation efforts, it's not easy to ... (more)