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Viewing Album:  G. Larimer Collection- Amtrak
 
By:Joe Hill
Dates:1/1/1977 - 12/31/1988
Album Info:Photos taken by the late Gary Larimer of Amtrak during its first decade of operation.
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Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Title:  Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1977  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:55:11 PM
Location:  Richland, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  454   Comments: 1
AMTK 643 Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Title:  AMTK 643 Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1977  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:54:14 PM
Location:  Plains, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 643(SDP40F)
Views:  345   Comments: 1
AMTK 643 Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Title:  AMTK 643 Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1977  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:55:40 PM
Location:  Cordele, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 643(SDP40F)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
AMTK 643 Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Title:  AMTK 643 Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1977  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:56:48 PM
Location:  Richland, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 643(SDP40F)
Views:  495   Comments: 2
Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Title:  Jimmy Carter "Peanut Special"
Description:  Amtrak scraped together its best locomotives and cars out of Chicago and sent them to Plains, GA to carry newly-elected Jimmy Carter and his friends and family to his inauguration in D.C.
Photo Date:  1/1/1977  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:57:54 PM
Location:  Plains, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 643(SDP40F)
Views:  510   Comments: 1
AMTK 631 "Silver Star"
Title:  AMTK 631 "Silver Star"
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/1978  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:52:31 PM
Location:  Callahan, FL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 631(SDP40F)
Views:  310   Comments: 1
AMTK 636 "Floridian"
Title:  AMTK 636 "Floridian"
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/1978  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:52:54 PM
Location:  Callahan, FL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 636(SDP40F)
Views:  537   Comments: 2
AMTK 647 "Silver Meteor"
Title:  AMTK 647 "Silver Meteor"
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/1978  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:53:27 PM
Location:  Callahan, FL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 647(SDP40F) AMTK 550(SDP40F)
Views:  412   Comments: 1
AMTK 273 (The "Hilltopper)
Title:  AMTK 273 (The "Hilltopper)
Description:  The Amtrak Hilltopper was an ill fated train that ran less than two years. It was one of Amtrak's biggest money losers and was on Jimmy Carter's chopping block for restructuring Amtrak.
Photo Date:  12/25/1978  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:41:28 PM
Location:  Bluefield, WV
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 273(F40PH)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
Melting pot of goodies
Title:  Melting pot of goodies
Description:  Amtrak, Southern Pacific and the Southern are all visible in this venerable shot. The E8/9A's were on their last days of service and would soon be retired.
Photo Date:  4/7/1979  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:02:27 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 404(E9A) SP 7646(GP40-2)
Views:  2374   Comments: 2
AMTK 256 (AMTK #820)
Title:  AMTK 256 (AMTK #820)
Description:  The E8s in this scene have already racked up over a million miles of service and will soon be retired.
Photo Date:  4/12/1980  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:00:19 PM
Location:  Bremen, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 256(F40PHR) AMTK 441(E8A)
Views:  510   Comments: 2
AMTK 256 (AMTK #820)
Title:  AMTK 256 (AMTK #820)
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/12/1980  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:00:40 PM
Location:  Tallapoosa, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 256(F40PHR)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inspection Special
Title:  Amtrak Inspection Special
Description:  Amtrak ran a Jacksonville to Atlanta inspection train via the Southern in 1981 to investigate the feasibility of Amtrak service between the two cities. It ultimately failed and no service was ever initiated.
Photo Date:  1/13/1981  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 6:37:52 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 229(F40PH)
Views:  770   Comments: 1
AMTK 299
Title:  AMTK 299
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/1983  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:01:33 PM
Location:  Galesburg, IL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 299(F40PHR)
Views:  342   Comments: 1
AMTK 328 (AMTK #819)
Title:  AMTK 328 (AMTK #819)
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/16/1985  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:01:54 PM
Location:  Heflin, AL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 328(F40PHR)
Views:  371   Comments: 1
AMTK 257
Title:  AMTK 257
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/12/1985  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:01:04 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 257(F40PHR)
Views:  307   Comments: 1
AMTK 342 (AMTK #019)
Title:  AMTK 342 (AMTK #019)
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/1988  Upload Date: 7/15/2016 7:02:10 PM
Location:  Tallapoosa, GA
Author:  Gary Larimer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 342(F40PH)
Views:  438   Comments: 2

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