We rode the Acela

 

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On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Susie and I were at Washington, DC, Union Station, boarding Amtrak (reporting mark AMTK) Acela Train 2214 bound for New York City Penn Station. 156 mph is the highest speed I measured.
AMTK 2133 (pictured) is an Alstom Avelia Liberty Power Car assigned to Acela service.

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BNSF GEVO on the CCMRC

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 7672 is leading a westbound freight towards the Niles Crossovers at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. My BNSF 7672 is an HO Athearn Genesis model.
The real BNSF 7672 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly: it was built in 2005, serial number 55731.
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Halloween on the 4th of July

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, two Southern Pacific (SP) Halloween units were working in Klamath Junction Yard at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. SP 6351 and 5665 are HO Athearn Genesis models.
The real SP 6351 was an EMD F7A, SP Class DF-7. Reportedly it was built in 1951, serial number 12756. It became SP Class EF415A-7 in the 1965 renumbering. It was retired and sold in 1967.
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BNSF Backwards at Emeryville

 

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At about 3:30 p.m. in Emeryville, CA, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) 7523, 3761, 4986, 4674 and 8114 led, all running backwards, an eastbound train.
BNSF 7523 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly it was built in 2007, serial number 57914.
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BOMX's OCTR No. 3

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On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad museum (reporting mark BOMX) in Baltimore, Maryland, was the museum's Octoraro Railway Incorporated (reporting mark OCTR) number 3.
The museum's OCTR 3 is an ALCo S2. Reportedly, it was built in 1948 as Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (reporting mark BO) 519, serial number 76183. The locomotive was renumbered BO 9063, it's final BO number. It became OCTR 3 before being donated to the museum.
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ATSF 3822 on the Loop

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On a snowy Sunday, February 18, 1990, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) GP50 3822 led three others, including SDF45 ATSF 5977 around Tehachapi Loop, in Walong, CA.
ATSF 3822 was an EMD GP50. Reportedly: it was built in 1981 builder number 806005-7. In 1998 it became BNSF 3175.
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SP Train in Show

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On Sunday, February 18, 1990, Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) 6809 led a train around Tehachapi Loop, in Walong, CA. The train passed a rail grinder during a snow storm.
SP 6809 was an EMD SD45T-2 (SD45T-2R), SP Class EF636R-7. Reportedly: it was built in 1972 builder number 7336-02, as SP SD45T-2 9167, SP Class EF636-7. In 1987 it was upgraded and became SP 6809. In 1999 it was retired.
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