On 22-Apr-1998, Amtrak ran a test train from Chicago to Council Bluffs and back (AMD103 #84, 3 cars) as a test of feasibility for passenger service. The GE unit even got to switch a couple of hoppers that were left on the turntable lead, since they needed to get to the table to turn the single Amtrak unit for the return trip.
Amtrak AMD103 #84 at the Council Bluffs, IA, engine house on 22-Apr-1998. The unit will be turned and head back to Chicago with its test train. By: Joe Atkinson
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Amtrak 84 heads east out of the Bluffs with the 1998 test train. By: Joe Atkinson
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Amtrak test train east of Wilton at mp 205.5, April 1998 By: Andy Brown
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Amtrak inspection train, May 1998, mp 205.5 By: Andy Brown
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Amtrak AMD103 #84 at the Council Bluffs, IA, engine house on 22-Apr-1998. The unit will be turned and head back to Chicago with its test train.
Amtrak 84 heads east out of the Bluffs with the 1998 test train.
Amtrak test train east of Wilton at mp 205.5, April 1998
Amtrak inspection train, May 1998, mp 205.5
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