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Power Under Power

AMTK 163 on point of 1007 under the power lines at 1722.5 above Skykomish at 7:15 AM
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- Aug 9, 2010
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AMTK 151

On the point of train 1007, engine 151 skirts Nason Creek near Cascade Meadows making easy work of the grade to Stevens Pass.
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- Jul 12, 2010
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BN 7927 Pulling Empire Builder

About 1:00 PM on a mid June day in 1992 SD 40-2 7927 leads Amtrak 8 into Havre Montana. Scan 35mm slide.
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- Jan 14, 2010
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Departing East Glacier

My wife and I stayed at the Glacier Park Lodge at East Glacier, MT in May of 1992 so I spent some time down at the platform. Here's #7 departing at about 7:00 PM. This is a scan of a 35mm slide, digitally cleaned.
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- Dec 26, 2009
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Empire Builder Crossing Nason Creek

Train 7 is about 1 hours late on a Sunday morning at the Gaynor trestle. AMTK 53 trails the 206 on this trip. Photo taken from the old ROW to the north of the trestle.
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- Oct 14, 2009
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- Category: Bridges and Trestles