Amtrak SDP40F's / Santa Fe

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Date: Fri, 09 Nov 1984 03:06

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From: David.Black@CMU-CS-A.ARPA

  According to the 12/84 TRAINS the SDP40F's were swapped to Santa Fe by
Amtrak [18 units] for 25 CF7's and 18 SW1200's.  Amtrak intends to use
these units to retire its SW1's and RS3's.  (SW1's handle terminal
switching in Albany, New York, Phila., and Chicago, RS3's are mostly
used on NEC work trains and help in the coach yards.)  CF7's are Santa
Fe (Cleburne shop) rebuilds of the 'warbonnet' F7's, the SDP40F's go
into Santa Fe freight service and will get repainted when Sante Fe gets
around to it.

  On a related note, the Southwest Limited has been renamed the
Southwest Chief with Santa Fe's blessing.  Amtrak originally called this
train the Super Chief/El-Capitan, but Santa Fe officials who rode the
train were not impressed with the rolling stock and service.  As a
result the railroad told Amtrak that if they weren't going to run the
train right, then they couldn't use the Santa Fe names.  Obviously
things have improved with the Superliners.

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Subject: Amtrak SDP40F's / Santa Fe
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