The recent delivery of new Amtrak P42DC locomotives allowed Amtrak to lease a number of its older F40PH locomotives to power-hungry Union Pacific. Here we see UP SD40-2 3702 and leased Amtrak F40PH 266 tackling the Huey P. Long Bridge with a manifest train from the Norfolk Southern. These photos were taken at 4:00 PM. Fourteen minutes later, this pair of locomotives would have lost their battle with this impressive bridge. This train stalled out at 4:14 PM. |
Date:
1/17/1998 |
Location:
Jefferson, LA Map ![Show Jefferson on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Christopher Palmieri |
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Author: Christopher Palmieri
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![UP 3702](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/49106/1e%201998-01-17%20007%20-%20UP%203702-AMTK%20266%20001.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Bridge,Action |
This picture is part of album: 1998 Trains - CMP |