Amtrak Vignettes 1970's

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• OA

  @oakrail8100 · 5 years ago

  Sometimes I Want To Buy A Time Machine And Go Back In Time To See This!

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• LI

  @liamcarey160 · 8 months ago

  I love the early Amtrak years

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• ER

  @Eric-sn4qz · 4 years ago

  Some great views for us modeler’s of early Amtrak consists

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• WA

  @warriorstar2517 · 5 years ago

  When I was a little kid, Amtrak services had only just been set up in Maine, which was around the turn of the millennium.

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• IC

  @ICrailroadprod.2007 · 3 years ago

  I wouldve absolutely loved to see the SDP40Fs. But i was born to late. I was born during P42 era

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• DE

  @derrickwong5337 · 5 years ago

  I love Amtrak Vignettes is great! Amtrak 49th Anniversary collection, almost Amtrak 50th anniversary birthday.

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• RI

  @rif167 · 5 years ago

  Thank you so much for putting this up.  Brings back a lot of great memories of the many trips between Milwaukee, WI and Boston, MA every summer for the family vacation. Riding the Hiawatha, Broadway Limited, and whatever the local was between NY and Boston were great treats for my sister and I.  Mom refused to fly so we did a lot of traveling by train in the late 60's and through the 70's.  Dad would come out a couple of weeks later and we'd all go back by train together.  I remember some great sleepers and coaches, and some really crappy ones (mostly the coaches between NY and Boston; a lot of VERY old New Haven stock running in that area).  Again..thanks!

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• KE

  @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 · 5 years ago

  Thank you so much sir for revealing this personal footage to us in the rail fan community!

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• GE

  @getube9 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Very nice indeed! Rode the SF Zephyr, even got a turn in the dome

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• MI

  @mikeflynn1629 · 5 years ago

  Passenger cars had a certain smell when you passed between them. Kind of oily greasy sometimes you could see below the tracks flying by. I sure love the old days riding passenger trains that were built in the 40s and the 50s.

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• 4S

  @4Score747 · 4 years ago

  Awesome! My Dad might have been on one of those. He worked for Southern Pacific from 47’- until the mid 80’s . The last 6 or so years as Amtrak Conductor from KFS to Oakland

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• ER

  @ericcoffedgp40 · 5 years ago

  Wow! Looks at all that classic Amtrak equipment! Sure is different from what we see today!

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