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12/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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
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Views:  477   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: 
Views:  383   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: 
Views:  654   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: 
Views:  537   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: 
Views:  550   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: 
Views:  329   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: 
Views:  564   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 550(SDP40F)
Views:  454   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:  556   Comments: 0
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:  559   Comments: 2
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:  806   Comments: 1


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