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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:5/10/2017 - 5/10/2017
Album Info:Caught the Amtrak Lincoln Service passing through Granite City, IL with private car Cimarron River.
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AMTK 52 - Lincoln Service
Title:  AMTK 52 - Lincoln Service
Description:  Headed up by AMTK P42DC #52 is the Lincoln Service train with 3 coach cars and a bonus private car at the end.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:34 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 52(P42DC)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
AMTK Coach 54526
Title:  AMTK Coach 54526
Description:  This Amtrak Horizon class coach car in its gray paint was second in the southbound Lincoln Service train heading to St Louis, MO.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:37 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  133   Comments: 0
AMTK Coach 54556
Title:  AMTK Coach 54556
Description:  Third coach car was another gray Horizon class coach car in the southbound Lincoln Service train. Behind it was the private car "Cimarron River".
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:40 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  116   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - "Cimarron River"
Title:  PPCX 800069 - "Cimarron River"
Description:  The surprise was the last car, a private sleeper Cimarron River., Frisco "Cimarron River", The CIMARRON RIVER is a 1948 Pullman sleeping car built as SLSF #1466, a 14-4 sleeper for the crack varnish "Meteor". The car also bounced around as ex-VIA #2105 Rainbow Falls and exx-CN #2105. It has been upgraded to operate on today's Amtrak and private trains. It sleeps 20 people, and has a shower and small galley. Meteor Rail, Inc. now owns and operates the car.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:42 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  139   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Description:  The 14 room/4 double room sleeper was originally built as Frisco #1469 in 1948 by the Pullman-Standard Company. It took a turn on Canadian VIA as their #2105 Rainbow Falls and also Canadian National as 2105. It is now owned and rented out by the Meteor Rail Inc.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:45 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Description:  Close up of its heritage railroad name and its current car name. It has also been labeled "Rainbow Falls" while serving VIA in Canada.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:48 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  109   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Description:  Tail end of the private car "Cimarron River". Missed catching a clear shot of the drumhead on this one.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:51 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  152   Comments: 0


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