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Joe Land

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Amtrak Floridian at Bloomington
« on: September 04, 2012, 03:56:44 pm »
Southbound Floridian behind L&N #2811, Bloomington,IN. March 24,1977.
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Re: Amtrak Floridian at Bloomington
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2012, 05:50:08 am »
That is an interesting photo.

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Re: Amtrak Floridian at Bloomington
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2012, 07:35:56 am »
Curiosity has got me.  Realize it is 35 years post-photo, but wondering the reason the L & N unit is on the lead?  Did that tired old Amtrak E unit give it up?

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Re: Amtrak Floridian at Bloomington
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2012, 08:36:58 am »
wow, that Amtrak E unit looks terrible.  Amtrak wasn't pretty in the late 1970s...

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Re: Amtrak Floridian at Bloomington
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2012, 12:54:34 pm »
I remember seeing one of the Amtraks come through and the locomotive looked like it wouldn't finish the trip. Yes, back then they looked really bad.
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Re: Amtrak Floridian at Bloomington
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2012, 02:01:01 pm »
Obviously this one didn't finish the trip or they wouldn't have put an L&N engine on the head end.  LOL,  / Ron