In Amtrak's early days, the Floridian was generally short enough to be handled by a single E, like this B&O hand-me-down getting its windshield cleaned. The train would grow for a couple years, t... (more)
Amtrak initiated operations with a fleet of Es and Fs bought or leased from the member roads. Most of them were quite old, while the rest were very old. In spite of the fleet's age, scenes like ... (more)
A trio of SDPs takes the Floridian out of town and toward Birmingham and points north. It was still a big train in those days, but nightmarish problems north of Louisville would eventually kill r... (more)
On a hazy, humid Alabama summer afternoon, a quartet of Amtrak's big SDPs slides to a stop in Montgomery with the southbound Floridian. A pair of SDPs was typical, with an occasional trio showing... (more)
