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The chances of seeing one of Amtrak's B32-8 locomotives pulling these days is extremely slim. They have all been reduced to yard service in selected major cities. But then, there were only 20 of them to being with, slotted 500-519 in the roster. Even though in this morning shot I would have been shooting straight into the sun had it been out, I probably would have passed on driving all the way up to Stratford from Niagara if I had known the weather would have deteriorated to the extent it did. Dull, drizzly and foggy. But, its all history now.
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Caption: The chances of seeing one of Amtrak's B32-8 locomotives pulling these days is extremely slim. They have all been reduced to yard service in selected major cities. But then, there were only 20 of them to being with, slotted 500-519 in the roster. Even though in this morning shot I would have been shooting straight into the sun had it been out, I probably would have passed on driving all the way up to Stratford from Niagara if I had known the weather would have deteriorated to the extent it did. Dull, drizzly and foggy. But, its all history now.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2189] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/16/2000 (search)
Railway: Amtrak (search)
Reporting Marks: AMTK 516 (search)
Train Symbol: unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS: GEXR Guelph Sub. (search)
City/Town: Stratford (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. DoctaPinklaces
    August 20, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    Saw 514 earlier this year lead the Maple Leaf. I stood atop the Merritt St Bridge with a flu getting hit by ice pellets to shoot the thing

  2. awmooney
    August 20, 2018 at 5:08 pm

    Really? I find that VERY interesting. I hadn’t seen one since shooting this !!

  3. DoctaPinklaces
    August 20, 2018 at 5:41 pm

    It was during the last snow storm of the year. I know it’s made its way to Niagara Falls NY quite a few times, but when I heard it made its way over the border, I didn’t care what the weather was like

  4. Stephen C. Host
    August 20, 2018 at 7:31 pm

    Arnold…. you really think I like going out in THIS weather??

    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=33016

    LOL. I had to get this. It did not come back.

  5. mberry
    August 20, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    We Montrealers were particularly lucky, with 514 being on AMTK 68/69 over half a dozen times this past winter:
    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31892
    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31878
    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31852

  6. awmooney
    August 21, 2018 at 6:52 am

    Very interesting to know those dash-8s still get out on the mainline…..even if it was the same one. Thanks, guys.
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