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Owner: Amtrak
Model:EMD SDP40FBuilt As:AMTK 511 (SDP40F)
Serial Number:72694-12Order No:72694
Frame Number:72694-12Built:6/1973
Other locos with this serial:  BNSF 6961(SDF40-2) ATSF 5251(SDF40-2) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
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Amtrak SDP40F 505
Title:  Amtrak SDP40F 505
Description:  Taken circa 1974
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/19/2022 11:14:04 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tony Tahlman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 505(SDP40F) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Amtrak SDP40F 511
Title:  Amtrak SDP40F 511
Description:  Taken circa 1974
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/19/2022 11:16:01 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tony Tahlman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
AMTK 511
Title:  AMTK 511
Description:  Less than one year old AMTK 511 is solo power for this southbound "San Diegan".
Photo Date:  4/6/1974  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 7:57:40 PM
Location:  Fullerton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
AMTK 511
Title:  AMTK 511
Description:  AMTK 511 makes the last station stop before Los Angeles.
Photo Date:  8/11/1974  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 7:58:26 PM
Location:  Fullerton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
AMTK 511
Title:  AMTK 511
Description:  AMTK 511 still looks new after a year of service.
Photo Date:  8/11/1974  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 7:59:01 PM
Location:  Fullerton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  414   Comments: 0
AMTK 511
Title:  AMTK 511
Description:  Lot of folks around to meet northbound AMTK 511 leading a rather long weekday evening train.
Photo Date:  8/14/1974  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 8:00:13 PM
Location:  Fullerton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
Amtrak 511
Title:  Amtrak 511
Description:  EMD SDP40F at Chicago, IL. Photographer: James Claflin.
Photo Date:  3/19/1977  Upload Date: 4/23/2020 2:44:49 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
AMTK 511 and 528
Title:  AMTK 511 and 528
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/25/1978  Upload Date: 5/24/2009 1:23:25 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F) AMTK 528(SDP40F)
Views:  815   Comments: 0
In and out
Title:  In and out
Description:  The action is heavy at the station throat. Ex UP 763 pushes the Southwest Chief into the station, as an ancient Conrail SW 1 pulls storage mail out of the Post Office for assingment to Amtrak trains.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 12/9/2016 4:06:23 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 763(GP9) AMTK 516(SDP40F) AMTK 511(SDP40F) CR 8420(SW1)
Views:  797   Comments: 1
Busy place
Title:  Busy place
Description:  Amtrak 763 pushes the Southwest Chief into the station, as a Conrail SW works the Post Office. The SDP40Fs were common power on western trains, though they were being steadily replaced by F 40s. The SDP40Fs had problems on a couple of western roads, most notably SP, for tracking issues and derailments. The Santa Fe didnt seem to have these problems, however, and did not restrict them. ATSF had experience with this type power, as it had FP 45s on its passenger trains, and seemed to know how to run them without incident.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 12/9/2016 4:10:00 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 763(GP9) AMTK 516(SDP40F) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  569   Comments: 0
Amtrak SDP40F 511
Title:  Amtrak SDP40F 511
Description:  Amtrak SDP40F 511 at about 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in June 1973 (c/n 72694-12) it was retired around 1984 and traded to the AT&SF (a total of 18 SDP40F's were traded for 43 Santa Fe SSB1200's and CF7's). This unit was rebuilt during April 1985 into ATSF SDF40-2 5251, later BNSF 6961. The SDF40-2's were retired by the BNSF in 2002 and stripped for parts.
Photo Date:  3/1/1980  Upload Date: 5/29/2011 3:54:49 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  888   Comments: 0
AMTK SDP40F 511
Title:  AMTK SDP40F 511
Description:  Amtrak SDP40F 511 at about 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  3/1/1980  Upload Date: 5/8/2015 1:36:42 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
Amtrak No. 1
Title:  Amtrak No. 1
Description:  During the 1980 Christmas Season, Amtrak regularly leased Southern Pacific SD40T-2 units to assist pairs of SDP40F's on very long SUNSETS, and here is SP 8564 - along with Amtrak 511 and 518 - accelerating a westbound train out of Avondale Yard. By this time, most of the other western long-distance trains had been re-equipped with SUPERLINERS; so Amtrak was able to run 15-car SUNSETS, which was still steam heated, using some of the cars released from these other trains. Within a few months, the SUNSET itself would also receive SUPERLINERS, and it would never again operate with this many cars unless something REALLY special was going on!
Photo Date:  12/29/1980  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 10:22:53 PM
Location:  Avondale, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  816   Comments: 0
ATSF 5502, AMTK 645, and AMTK 511
Title:  ATSF 5502, AMTK 645, and AMTK 511
Description:  First light finds ATSF 5502 heading east with two former Amtrak SDP40Fs (AMTK 645 and AMTK 511) in tow. They are now property of Santa Fe (but not re-lettered) and are on their way to Barstow for short term storage.
Photo Date:  8/31/1984  Upload Date: 6/6/2021 4:55:12 PM
Location:  Rana, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5502(SD45B) AMTK 645(SDP40F) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
ATSF 5502, AMTK 645, and AMTK 511
Title:  ATSF 5502, AMTK 645, and AMTK 511
Description:  With unique ATSF 5502 are two former Amtrak units (AMTK 645 and AMTK 511) which have been traded to Santa Fe in exchange for SSB1200 and CF7 switchers. This train is eastbound on Cajon Pass headed for Barstow.
Photo Date:  8/31/1984  Upload Date: 6/6/2021 4:55:50 PM
Location:  Summit, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5502(SD45B) AMTK 645(SDP40F) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
Amtrak 511
Title:  Amtrak 511
Description:  EMD SDP40F at San Diego CA, Photographer is unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/2019  Upload Date: 4/23/2020 2:18:27 PM
Location:  San Diego, CA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  224   Comments: 0


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