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AMTK19 |
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Arriving at 9:33am, making it 2 hours and 8 minutes late, southbound Amtrak train #19, The Crescent, pulls into the depot in Gainesville, Georgia on the crisp morning of Sunday, January 23, 2022. Behind lead engine AMTK #56 (P42DC) is the freshly painted 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver Inc. engine, AMTK #203 (P42DC). This edition of the train also featured a Pennsylvania Railroad private car on the rear, RPCX 8404 "Catalpa Falls" (RPCX 800030), a six-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge.. |
| Photo Date: |
1/25/2022 Upload Date: 1/25/2022 8:24:59 AM |
| Location: |
Gainesville, GA |
| Author: |
Scott Williams |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 56(P42DC) AMTK 203(P42DC) |
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261 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK19 with Private Car |
| Description: |
Departing at 9:35am, 2 hours and 7 minutes late, southbound Amtrak train #19, The Crescent, blasts off after a brief station stop in Gainesville, Georgia on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Bringing up the rear is the beautiful Pennsylvania Railroad six-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge car "Catalpa Falls," RPCX #8404/800030. Built by Pullman, the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered "Catalpa Falls" as part of a $21 million order for 214 new cars in May of 1946 and was delivered in May of 1949. The car was intended for the Broadway Limited. The car is now owned by The Catalpa Falls Group, LLC. Power for this edition of The Crescent was AMTK #56 (P42DC) and AMTK #203 (P42DC; 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver Inc. unit). |
| Photo Date: |
1/25/2022 Upload Date: 1/25/2022 8:27:20 AM |
| Location: |
Gainesville, GA |
| Author: |
Scott Williams |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 56(P42DC) AMTK 203(P42DC) |
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246 Comments: 0 |
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