MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023
TRAINS / PASSENGER TRAINS / AMTRAK / BURLINGTON NORTHERN
The early 1970's were a strange time for passenger trains, as the few that were left in operation were all nationalized into an entity known as Amtrak.
This particular train, which I assume is on old Northern Pacific rails in Jefferson Canyon, Montana is why I find the early days of Amtrak so fascinating: their trains featured cars from multiple railroads.
On this particular Amtrak train you can see paint schemes from the following railroads:
- Amtrak (silver cars with red, white & blue trim)
- Burlington Northern (green & white)
- Northern Pacific (two-tone green)
- Union Pacific (yellow)
- Possibly a Burlington or Santa Fe dining car (all silver)
- Possibly a Great Northern dome car (blue and white)
Found this photo at The Center for Railroad Photography and Art website.
Link: https://railphoto-art.org/collections/bjorklund/burlington-northern/#!jig[1]/FL/25391668702
Lots of good stuff!
- Pseudo Boethius