{"id":1669,"date":"2014-05-06T18:45:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T00:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2014-05-06T20:33:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T02:33:42","slug":"commemorative-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1669","title":{"rendered":"Commemorative Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More train geeking.\u00a0 Amtrak engine 156, with the &#8220;Phase 1&#8221; 40-year anniversary commemorative paint job, on the California Zephyr route.\u00a0 This engine has been heading back and forth between Chicago, IL and Emeryville, CA for several weeks now.<\/p>\n<p>Seems like every train has had some special train car in tow.\u00a0 The Zephyr often shuttles Amtrak equipment between California and their shop in Beech Grove, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Click on all photos for larger versions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1670\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1670\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1670\" alt=\"April 24, 2014: AMTK 156 Eastbound near Tolland, Colorado.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9002-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9002-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9002-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9002.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 24, 2014: AMTK 156 Eastbound near Tolland, Colorado.\u00a0 Amtrak California #90225 Cabbage Car in tow.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1681\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1681\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1681\" alt=\"April 27, 2014: Westbound at Pinecliffe, Colorado.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9021-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9021-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9021-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9021-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 27, 2014: Westbound at Pinecliffe, Colorado.\u00a0 Amtrak California coach #5003 &#8220;The Lark&#8221; in tow.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1680\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1680\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1680\" alt=\"April 27, 2014:  A close up, #156.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9029-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9029-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9029-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9029-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9029.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 27, 2014: A close up, #156.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1672\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1672\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1672\" alt=\"Tunnel No. 29 near Pinecliffe, Colorado\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9049-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9049-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9049-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9049-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9049.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Setting the stage: Tunnel No. 29 near Pinecliffe, Colorado<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1673\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1673\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1673\" alt=\"May 6, 2014: Peeking around the corner.  From the paint scheme, it's not No. 156.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9051-426x640.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9051-426x640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9051-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9051-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9051.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 6, 2014: Peeking around the corner. From the paint scheme, it&#8217;s not 156.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1674\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9062.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1674\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1674\" alt=\"May 6, 2014: It's 137 on the point and 156 is the second unit.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9062-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9062-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9062-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9062-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9062.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 6, 2014: It&#8217;s 137 on the point and 156 is the second unit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1675\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1675\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1675\" alt=\"May 6, 2014: AMTK 156 at Tunnel 29, near Pinecliffe, Colorado.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9068-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9068-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9068-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9068-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9068.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 6, 2014: AMTK 156 at Tunnel 29, near Pinecliffe, Colorado.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1677\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1677\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1677\" alt=\"Wait... what's this on the end?  Moonlight Dome private car.  (May 6, 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wait&#8230; what&#8217;s this on the end? The Moonlight Dome private car, built for The Chessie between 1946 and 1948.\u00a0 (May 6, 2014)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read about the <a href=\"http:\/\/promontoryrailtours.com\/moonlight-dome.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Moonlight Dome.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More photos of the <a href=\"http:\/\/promontoryrailtours.com\/image-gallery.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Moonlight Dome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If I ever win the lottery, I want to get all my friends together for a ride in a private car like this one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1676\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1676\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1676\" alt=\"I spotted someone in the photo, at the door of the car.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-2-426x640.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-2-426x640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-2-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9084-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I spotted someone in the photo, at the door of the car.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since I was at Tunnel 29 taking photos, I heard over the radio another train approaching in the opposite direction, an empty coal train.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1678\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9088.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1678\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1678\" alt=\"UP 8146 Eastbound\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9088-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9088-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9088-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9088-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9088.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UP 8146 Eastbound<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1679\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1679\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1679\" alt=\"UP 8146 Eastbound at Tunnel 29.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9093-426x640.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9093-426x640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9093-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9093-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9093.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UP 8146 Eastbound at Tunnel 29.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1682\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1682\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1682\" alt=\"The back of the train can look like the front of the train in a still photo.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9107-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9107-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9107-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9107-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tr-9107.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The back of the train can look like the front of the train in a still photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More train geeking.\u00a0 Amtrak engine 156, with the &#8220;Phase 1&#8221; 40-year anniversary commemorative paint job, on the California Zephyr route.\u00a0 This engine has been heading back and forth between Chicago, IL and Emeryville, CA for several weeks now. 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