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4/25/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Bryan Smith
Dates:1/1/1980 - 1/1/1990
Album Info:During Amtrak's early years the Inter-American ran from Texas to Chicago. At Temple sections from Houston and Laredo joined and continued north via St Louis. Here are some shots of the 2 trains being joined together as one at Temple Texas.
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Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  Amtrak's Inter-American gets ready for it's early morning departure from Houston Texas enroute to Chicago. The short 2 car Houston section (coach and lounge car) will combine with the Laredo section in Temple and continue the journey north.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2007 5:41:09 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Locomotives:  AMTK 241(F40PHR)
Views:  1551   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  mtrak's Inter-American gets ready for it's early morning departure from Houston Texas enroute to Chicago. The short 2 car Houston section (coach and lounge car) will combine with the Laredo section in Temple and continue the journey north.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2007 5:41:54 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Locomotives:  AMTK 241(F40PHR)
Views:  599   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  mtrak's Inter-American gets ready for it's early morning departure from Houston Texas enroute to Chicago. The short 2 car Houston section (coach and lounge car) will combine with the Laredo section in Temple and continue the journey north.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2007 5:42:36 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  294   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  mtrak's Inter-American gets ready for it's early morning departure from Houston Texas enroute to Chicago. The short 2 car Houston section (coach and lounge car) will combine with the Laredo section in Temple and continue the journey north.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2007 5:43:23 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Locomotives:  AMTK 241(F40PHR)
Views:  697   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  mtrak's Inter-American gets ready for it's early morning departure from Houston Texas enroute to Chicago. The short 2 car Houston section (coach and lounge car) will combine with the Laredo section in Temple and continue the journey north.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2007 5:44:10 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Locomotives:  AMTK 241(F40PHR)
Views:  535   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  In this pic the locomotive from the Houston section has cut off from it's train and is pulling down to get on the head end of the Laredo section which has pulled in on the track next to it.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/14/2007 10:15:05 PM
Location:  Temple, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  377   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  In the pic the locomotive from the Houston section has coupled onto the head end of the Laredo section. Soon they will pull ahead then back onto the 2 cars from the Houston section that are on the track closest to the platform.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/14/2007 10:15:55 PM
Location:  Temple, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  393   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  The Laredo section, with it's locomotive plus the locomotive from the Houston section, back toward the two cars from the Houston section. Once they couple and try the brakes they will head north for St. Louis and Chicago.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/14/2007 10:17:04 PM
Location:  Temple, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  363   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  The Laredo section backs slowly toward the 2 car Houston section. The combined train will soon head north to St Louis and Chicago.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/14/2007 10:17:54 PM
Location:  Temple, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  403   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  Amtrak's Inter-American is about ready to leave Temple after completing combining the Houston and Laredo sections.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/14/2007 10:18:46 PM
Location:  Temple, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Locomotives:  AMTK 241(F40PHR)
Views:  597   Comments: 0
Amtrak Inter-American
Title:  Amtrak Inter-American
Description:  Amtrak's Inter-American gets ready to leave Temple after combining the Laredo and Houston section. I get set for the overnight trip to Chicago (I slept in a coach seat-much younger then and it didn't tie my back in knots).
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/14/2007 10:19:33 PM
Location:  Temple, TX
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Locomotives:  AMTK 241(F40PHR)
Views:  684   Comments: 0


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