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Amtrak Pooch 706 P30CH

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Steve Sloan's Trains : Amtrak : 700-799

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Amtrak 700-799

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Pooch Commute Photo History
From July 1978 to April 1979 the Southern Pacific leased Amtrak P30CH "pooch" engines 700 to 708, 711, 712, 714, 716, 720 and 724 from Amtrak for use on SP's commute trains between San Francisco and San Jose. The SP was power short at the time and wanted to use its own units in freight service. These photos were apparently made in the summer of 1978 (date not recorded) in South San Francisco.

Even though I was there, I took the photos, I had forgotten I had these until about the end of Feb. 2010. I was going through my negatives and found these on a long forgotten roll of Tri-X.

AMTK 702, GE P30CH

AMTK 702 is a GE P30CH. Reportedly: AMTK 702 was built in 1975 by GE serial number 40696.
Pooch in S. San Francisco
Amtrak (AMTK) 702 in South San Francisco, CA leading an SP commute on an unrecorded day in 1978.

AMTK 705, GE P30CH

AMTK 705 is a GE P30CH. Reportedly: AMTK 705 was built in 1975 by GE serial number 40699.
Pooch 705 in South City
Amtrak (AMTK) 705 in South San Francisco, CA leading an SP commute onan unrecorded day in 1978.

AMTK 706, GE P30CH

AMTK 706 is a GE P30CH. Reportedly: AMTK 706 was built in 1975 by GE serial number 40700.
Pooch highballs an express
Amtrak (AMTK) 706 in South San Francisco, CA leading an SP commute on an unrecorded day in 1978.

AMTK 707, GE P30CH

AMTK 707 is a GE P30CH Reportedly: AMTK 707 was built in 1975 by GE serial number 40701.
AMTK in South San Francisco
Amtrak (AMT) 707 approaching South San Francisco, CA on an SP commute on an unrecorded day in 1978.

AMTK 712, GE P30CH

AMTK 712 is a GE P30CH. Reportedly: AMTK 712 was built in 1975 by GE serial number 40706.
Pooch 712 on an SP Commute
Amtrak (AMTK) 712 in South San Francisco, CA leading an SP commute on an unrecorded day in 1978.

AMTK 712 GE P32AC-DM

Train 281 at Depew
Amtrak P32AC-DM 712 leads train 281 at Depew Station, Buffalo, NY at 7:20 p.m. on June 20, 2010.

AMTK 713, GE P32AC-DM

AMTK 713 is a GE P32AC-DM Reportedly: AMTK 713 was built in 1998 by GE as a model P32AC-DM, builders number 50193, from series 710-717.
Train 281, Rhinecliff, NY
Amtrak (AMTK) P32AC-DM 713 leads a late train 281 northbound through Rhinecliff, NY on its way to Niagara Falls at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

AMTK 715 GE P32AC-DM

AMTK 715 is a GE P32AC-DM. Reportedly: AMTK 715 was built in 1996-1998 by GE as a model P32AC-DM, builders number 50195, from series 710-717.
Amtrak Empire Service Train in Fairport
On the Thursday, July 4, 2019, Amtrak 715, a GE P32AC-DM, leads a Empire Service train at Milepost 359, County Road 44, in Fairport, NY.

AMTK 716, GE P32AC-DM

AMTK 716 is a GE P32AC-DM. Reportedly: AMTK 716 was built in 1998 by GE as a model P32AC-DM, builders number 50196, from series 710-717.
Train 281 at Genesee River, Rochester, NY
Amtrak (AMTK) P32AC-DM 716 leads train 281 westbound over the rainbow at the high falls on the Genesee River, Rochester, NY at 6:18 p.m. on June 21, 2010. This view is from the Pont De Rennes bridge, Rochester, New York. The High Falls only get Northern Light for train shooting about two weeks a year, around the Summer Solstice. That's when I was there. Then, of course, only when the weather cooperates, as it did this day. Here is more info about that photo location.
Train 238, Rhinecliff, NY
Amtrak (AMTK) P32AC-DM 716 leads train 238 westbound through Rhinecliff, NY on its way to New York City at 1:08 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

AMTK 724, GE P30CH

AMTK 724 is a GE P30CH. Reportedly: AMTK 724 was built in 1976 by GE serial number 40718.
The last Pooch in South City
Amtrak (AMTK) 724 in South San Francisco, CA leading an SP commute on an unrecorded day in 1978. Matthew Vurek said, "I think that caboose (seen in the photo) was used on the local that worked the San Bruno Branch. Last run to the end of the line in Daly City was in 1978 (month and day unknown)."

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