RARE!!!!! MUST SEE!!!!!! ATSF SD40-2s in Tampa, FL!!!!!

[drc930]

Sweet catch!

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@drc930 Thanks

[MoPacBoy]

0:20-0:26 I did not stop laughing!!!!!!!!

[MrCraig1930]

I'm an old retired ATSF 2945 Throttle Jerker. I miss my former employer. I enjoyed the watching the video.

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@MrCraig1930 Thank you. I am a huge fan of the ATSF EMDs, and was very happy when I saw these engines.

[7nordic]

The question is how did they get so far south east of "home".... A recent comment by BNSF CEO Matt Rose may answer the question... He said due to imminient tier four emission laws "ealier gen diesels would be replaced during 2011-2012" Lets hope this was due to run through on CSX... and not sale... I suspect that as CSX and BNSF interchang and share diesels on run through this was a interchange of diesels... a superb catch.

[7nordic]

I went out that day and brought my 6th, in 10 years, HO scale, santa fe yellowbonnet SD40-2 snoot! and have four short nose yellowboonett Santa fe SD40-2 Im aiming to build a Cahjon pass layout I have a new Athearn RTR (new series) yellowbonnet GP50 coming on Friday! Yes you cant beat a yellowbonnet I examined the short nose Yellwobonnett SD40-2 in this piece of vision and discovered that it is in fact a SD40. mark 1. Check the earlier grill so you found an even rarer combination ...

[7nordic]

Brilliant use of sountrack The santa fe yellowbonett is the most attractivd and classy American railroad liveyr and it never lloks btter thna on a SD40-2... Woww in Flirida i thought Santa fe would take over the railroad world... Their so rare you should have permanently 'borrowed them" so they couldnt be repainted...LOL I dore this soo much thank you John in Australia The soundtracck made it feel like an aline invasion very well done veyr enjoyable and that is coming from a por cameraman

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@7nordic Thank you so much. I agree, the old Santa Fe paint is just pure gorgeous!

[TrainmanEvan]

That's a great catch. 

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@TrainmanEvan Thank you 

[amtrk128]

man that's neat. that's cool you bring your young rail enthusiasts with you. Have to start them young!!! I like to see that :)

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@amtrk128 Yeah, I enjoy brining them down. They enjoy watching trains.

[Southernrailfan10]

cool



[AmtrakSilverStar]

@Southernrailfan10 Thanks :-)

[bnsf7512]

umm wow i live in a very busy bnsf line and dont even see that amazing catch.

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@bnsf7512 I dont know where it is now. It left on a K train to Chicago.

[JoaoT805]

holy shit! awesome catch!

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@JoaoT805 Thanks!

[marluxia143]

who ever gave this a thumbs down must be high

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@marluxia143 I agree

[kmothersil]

That just shows you. In Florida anything rare can happen. I'm wondering why the state is lucky when it comes to motive power while everyone else is stuck seeing ES44DCs.

[AmtrakSilverStar]

@kmothersil I agree. You never know what you are going to see down here. We do have GEVOs though, but not often. We have GP60s, GP39-2s, GP40-2s, GP38-2s, C40-8s, CW40-8s, AC4400CWs, SD50-2s, MP15s, SD40-2s and SD70Ms.