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Westbound SUNSET |
| Description: |
On the day after Christmas of 1973 the westbound SUNSET begins in 2200-mile trip to California, as it makes its way under the South Claiborne Avenue overpass and out of New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The train has a classic A-B-B-A set of F-units, all in fresh and matching Amtrak paint. FP7 110, F7B's 163 and 162, and FP7 114 are all former Southern Pacific units, and are no strangers to this run. |
| Photo Date: |
12/26/1973 Upload Date: 6/18/2016 4:20:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 110(FP7A) |
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891 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Sunset |
| Description: |
Amtrak's westbound SUNSET sits in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, awaiting its 12:01 P.M. departure. The train has four FP7A's: AMTK 113 (ex-SP 6449) with SP 6459, 6461 and 6448. Amtrak only owned 14 FP7A's, and all were former SP units. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/1973 Upload Date: 8/2/2010 2:48:35 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
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1317 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Train No. 1 |
| Description: |
Amtrak’s westbound SUNSET was pulling out of New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal right on time at one o’clock in the afternoon with an A-A-B-A set of former Southern Pacific F-units and nine cars. The first three locos: FP7A 113 (ex-6449), FP7A 110 (ex-6446) and F7B 161 (ex-8291), were freshly-painted in Amtrak colors, while the last unit, FP7 6459, still looked like an SP engine; but it would soon become Amtrak 122. The train consisted of baggage car 1102, hi-level coaches 9920, 9932 and 9900, dormitory-bar-lounge car 3394, Northern Pacific diner 463, and sleeping cars 2361 REGAL CITY, 2635 PACIFIC SPRAY and 2608 PACIFIC CREST. |
| Photo Date: |
11/2/1973 Upload Date: 8/23/2020 12:42:48 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 113(FP7A) |
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1081 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak F-Units |
| Description: |
A quartet of Amtrak F-units - all in fresh Amtrak paint - were backing into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, and would soon depart on the westbound SUNSET. The units were FP7 114 (ex-SP 6450), F7B's 162 and 163 (SP 8294 and 8296), and FP7 110 (SP 6446). |
| Photo Date: |
12/26/1973 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 9:04:39 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 114(FP7A) |
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653 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Power |
| Description: |
Classic first generation power sat side-by-side outside the engine house at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, facing into the morning sun. The set on the left - for the PANAMA - was made up of Illinois Central E8A's 4027 and 4022, both in Amtrak paint, and Amtrak 436. This locomotive was previously IC 2021 and originally IC 4029, and was the only IC unit purchased by Amtrak. The set on the right - for the SUNSET - consisted of FP7A 114 (ex-SP 6450), F7B 163 (ex-SP 8296), and SP SDP45 3202. |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/1974 Upload Date: 9/27/2016 1:12:42 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
IC 4027(E8A) AMTK 114(FP7A) |
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769 Comments: 0 |
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