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    Amtrak P40DC's and "Emergency Emergency Emergency!" in 4K

    This first video of 2018 features a full Wolf Moon rising on January 1 and Amtrak's few remaining P40DC's; the 800 series. These locomotives were captured coming through Bernalillo, NM and starts with 821 and the Veteran's Heritage Unit 42. Next is AMTK 48 and 818. This was the first time I've...
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    How to Make a Railroad Video

    In this video, I’m going to show you the tools that I use to make quality youtube videos. With youtube, you can post videos of almost any quality, but when I first started posting railroad videos a couple years ago, I was immediately attracted to the high quality videos made by such users and...
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    Pacific Parlour Cars on the Southwest Chief

    No, Amtrak hasn't started using Pacific Parlour Cars on the Southwest Chief, but it is the preferred method for deadheading them between California and Beech Grove, Indiana where they are refurbished and maintained. The Pacific Parlour Car is a First Class lounge car that operates...
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    Rainy Day at Pinole

    A rainy day at Pinole made for some great shots of train on the Cal-P. Included are many Amtrak California trains, a new Siemens SC-44 Charger, EB Coal Empties, and WB Double-stacks. Enjoy! Please leave feedback for improvements or stuff I'm doing well. I apologize for the wind noise...
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    A Busy Day in Bernalillo!

    Sometimes the moon and stars align perfectly. On November 19, 2017, with a heads up from Southwest Railroad Photography, we heard there were Siemens Chargers on Amtrak 4 out of California. There was some hope that they would remain on 4 and go to Chicago, but after monitoring the scanner, it...
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    AMTK 822 on the Southwest Chief

    AMTK 822 is a GE P40DC built in 1993. The P40 series was built from 1993 to 1996 and the only other 800 series I've seen on Amtrak is 821. Additional deliveries of the P42DC ended up replacing the P40DCs. Three units had been wrecked (819 in the 1993 Big Bayou Canot train wreck and 807 and 829...
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    Stormy New Mexico Skies

    This video is dedicated to our friend Chris who was engineer on these two trains! Amtrak 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief led by AMTK 164, September 29, 2017. Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief led by AMTK 179, September 30, 2017.
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    Amtrak and Las Vegas, New Mexico

    Las Vegas New Mexico was established in 1835 after a group of settlers received a land grant from the Mexican government. The town was laid out in the traditional Spanish Colonial style, with a central plaza surrounded by buildings which could serve as fortifications in case of attack. Las Vegas...
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    AMTK 837 in Bernalillo, NM

    AMTK 837 leads the eastbound Southwest Chief, train 3 past Bernalillo, NM. Listen as he gets his track warrants from the dispatcher.
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    AMTK 822 and Siemens Chargers!

    AMTK 822, the Phase III Heritage Unit approaches Albuquerque, New Mexico in trailing position with two Siemens Charger units and two Horizon cars. After arriving in Albuquerque, the Chargers will be set out for later transport north to Pueblo, Colorado for testing. In this video we see...
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    Amtrak in Raton, NM

    Raton New Mexico is a lovely small town just to the south of the border with Colorado. In the late 19th century, it was used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as the railroad's primary route through the mountains. The route over the pass required gradients of up to 3.5%, with a...
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    The Amtrak Southwest Chief in Lamy, NM

    Lamy New Mexico is 18 miles south of the state capital of Santa Fe. The Santa Fe originally planned to run from Atchison, Kan., to Santa Fe, N.M., and then west to California. As the track building advanced into New Mexico, the civil engineers realized that the terrain around Santa Fe made this...
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    BNSF 6336 Leads Amtrak 4 at Bernalillo, NM

    Due to mechanical problems, BNSF 6336 is leading the eastbound Southwest Chief on July 14, 2017. Coming through Bernalillo, NM at a very busy commuter time, train 4 is delayed even further waiting for the New Mexico Railrunner rush to be over. After 4 passes, we catch two Siemens Charger...
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    Meet me in Bernalillo!

    August 5, 2017. With a heads up, I heard that a Northeast Regional Cafe Car was on Amtrak 4, the EB Southwest Chief. Anything unusual on an Amtrak train is worth going trackside to see. Having followed the progress of number 4 all day, it became apparent to me that it was possible that a...
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    The Rainbow Train

    Here's something you won't see very often: The Rainbow Train. This train features BNSF 4520, a Dash 9 in the lead, two BNSF training cars, an Amtrak Superliner, and an NMRX consist. This train is going to Lamy, NM to be an integral part of a disaster drill conducted by the New Mexico National...
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    Amtrak184, June 22, 2017, Bernalillo, NM

    AMTK 184 leads the eastbound Southwest Chief through Bernalillo, NM. This is one of the Phase IV heritage units commemorating the 40th anniversary of Amtrak. Special thanks to the conductor for the big wave!
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    Arrival of the Chargers!

    BNSF 4595 led a five hour late Amtrak 7 into Seattle with the first two Siemens Charger units on Friday, May 12, 2017.
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    513 along Puget Sound

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    Renton Rocket Moves Through Seattle North Portal

    April 23, 2017 BNSF 2087, a GP38-2 built in May 1972, leads the Renton Rocket through the Seattle North Portal. These Boeing fuselages are built in Wichita and shipped by rail to Renton, WA where they become finished 737's. Shortly after follows BNSF 4054, a C44-9W, leads BNSF 1045, BNSF 5984...
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    Amtrak Cascades 506 Being Led by UP 4042

    This was an unusual sight at Tukwila, WA on Sunday afternoon, 4-10-2017.


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