Amtrak Photo Archive
an unofficial Amtrak site

the Turbos

 

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White sections are the newest additions

The United Aircraft turbos are here
The ANF Turbos - built in two orders the first two 1973 and four more in 1975.
Retired in September 1981. Three were rebuilt at Beech Grove in the late 1980s to match the Rohr built turbos.

The rebuild also included better turbines
  ANF
Turbo #		  Information  Date  Photo Credit
59 Chicago IL  Sept 6, 1976  unknown 
   59 Power car 59 at a scrap yard near Dugger, IN. Rumor has
it that an entire trainset exists at the scrapyard. More photos at
Dave Honan's Ferroequinology		  Feb 3, 2001  Dave Honan
60 Chicago IL  unknown  unknown 
60 Chicago IL  August 12, 1973  Paul Hunnel
61 Chicago IL  Aug 12, 1973  Paul Hunnel
61 Chicago IL June 1974  
61 Chicago IL  August 26, 1973  Arthur Peterson
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
61      
62      
62 Chicago IL  April 19, 1974  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
63 Chicago IL
22nd Street		  August 15, 1973 A Peterson
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
63 Chicago IL  Sept 2, 1973  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
65  Porter IN  May 1976  Paul Meyer
67  unknown location  May 1980 Nick Chase

 

The Rohr Turbos 150-163 - seven sets built 1976

based on the French design they were built by Rohr, under license
design included a third rail shoe to allow operation in Grand Central and Penn Station



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Most of the photos on this site are from original photos/slides or submissions. Some photos are from the web - I have tried to get permission to use on all of them, but a few may have slipped through. Please, let me know if that has happened.

 

 

This archive was first accessed August 1996