Amtrak #509 arrives Safeco Field, K5LA with ECHO!

A real treat here. A railfanned at Seattle's Royal Brougham Avenue, right near Safeco Field, so I caught Amtrak Cascades #509 departing King Street Station in Seattle with P42DC #187 leading. Note the nice echo generated by the roof of Safeco Field, which goes over the tracks like a tunnel.

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• K5LA
• Amtrak
• Cascades
• P42DC
• Horn
• Seattle
• WA
• Passenger
• Train
• Safeo
• Field

[JJrules366]

where was #509 ?

[longlivethewtc]

This is Amtrak Train #509, not engine #509.

[slapshot68]

yankee stadium is quiet, in safeco, ur gonna hear that annoyin train every hr or so. it can cause pitchers and batters to lose their concentration

[longlivethewtc]

You are correct on that. You will not hear trains at Yankee Stadium, however I enjoy hearing the trains. It's kind of become part of the atmosphere of being at Safeco Field, so most of us Seattle folks get used to it quick. Thanks for your comment.

[BoredTrucker1902]

Cool horn!

By the way, that looks weird with the Gesesis engine with the Cascades! The engine does not match the whole set.

[longlivethewtc]

Thanks for the comment, BoredTrucker, yep it does look weird, huh? It's actually pretty common for the Cascades F59PHI to be replaced by those P42DC sometimes.

[jsmoothbx]

@longlivethewtc depends who the trian drive is and who the yankees are playin sometimes they will honk there horn

[graciemaemarie11]

@RobDog65 love listening to games in safeco, love the train

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Who was rocking out on the Saxophone?

[myotherutube]

Love that!

[RobDog65]

One of THE coolest things about watching a game at Safeco, live or on TV = the sound of the train horns in the background.