Cotton Belt on Amtrak - On a rainy day, after a 40+ hour delay, Amtrak 11, The Coast Starlight, arrives into Sacramento, with UP 1089 on the rear as a helper. From what I believe, this was used to pull Amtrak out of the snow.
Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Class
EMD GP60
Road Number
UP 1089
Line/Subdivision
Martinez
Location
Sacramento, California, USA
Date Taken
February 13, 2019
Date Uploaded
November 11, 2022
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Great rainy day photo! That's some awesome power on the back of Amtrak!
Man this is cool
Cotton Belt on Amtrak - On a rainy day, after a 40+ hour delay, Amtrak 11, The Coast Starlight, arrives into Sacramento, with UP 1089 on the rear as a helper. From what I believe, this was used to pull Amtrak out of the snow.
I'm a mechanic for the Altamont Corridor Express in Stockton, CA. Grew up in a small town on the BNSF Mojave sub.
UP 1089 is a class EMD GP60 and is pictured in Sacramento, California, USA. This was taken along the Martinez on the Union Pacific Railroad. Photo Copyright: Christopher Howard uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 11/11/2022. This photograph of UP 1089 was taken on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Great rainy day photo! That's some awesome power on the back of Amtrak!
Man this is cool