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Christopher Parma's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Amtrak
Model:GE P42DCBuilt As:AMTK 148 (P42DC)
Serial Number:52844Order No:1435A
Frame Number: Built:3/2001
Other locos with this serial:  AMTK 148(P42DC)
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Overnighting at the Station
Title:  Overnighting at the Station
Description:  Amtrak's Sunset Limited overnights at the Houston Amtrak Station due to some unusual circumstances in mid-March 2016. Due to heavy rains and flooding, Union Pacific's bridge over the Sabine River on the Texas-Louisiana border was closed for a week. The bridge was shut down early on the morning of March 15th as Amtrak #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, was traveling between San Antonio and Houston. Amtrak decided to terminate Train #2 at Houston and turn the consist there (This picture was taken that night). The following day, passengers were bussed to Houston and the consist left westward from Houston as Train #1 on the evening of the 16th.
Photo Date:  3/15/2016  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 1:32:25 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  AMTK 130(P42DC) AMTK 148(P42DC)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
Power for the Sunset Limited
Title:  Power for the Sunset Limited
Description:  The power for Amtrak's Sunset Limited sits back-to-back at the Houston Amtrak Station. Due to flooding and line closures further east the eastbound train (#2) was terminated at Houston and turned to become Train #1 for the next day.
Photo Date:  3/15/2016  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 1:48:39 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  AMTK 130(P42DC) AMTK 148(P42DC)
Views:  84   Comments: 0


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