RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 736 Amtrak EMD SW1 at Salt Lake City, Utah by James Belmont

Community Response

Locomotive Details

Location/Date of Photo


Views: 5,273 Favorited: 22
Since added on December 05, 2011

+ Add to Favorites

+ Subscribe

+ Add to Photo Album

+ Post a Photo Comment

» Amtrak (more..)
» EMD SW1 (more..)

» 2nd South Crossing, D&RGW Passenger Depot
» Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (more..)
» July 02, 1988

Locomotive No./Train ID

Photographer

» AMTK 736 (more..)
» SLC Depot Switcher (more..)

» James Belmont (more..)
» Contact Photographer · Photographer Profile

Remarks & Notes

In June 1988, Amtrak assigned EMD SW1 #736 to work coach switching duties at the Rio Grande depot in Salt Lake City. This pioneer EMD yard goat nicknamed ‘Lil’ Toot’ was built in January 1942 for the New York Central. It would later toil for both the Ohio Central and the Penn Central before beginning a career with Amtrak. On the morning of July 2, 1988, ‘Lil’ Toot’ is pictured at the Rio Grande depot, having just removed cars from the inbound Pioneer and Desert Wind trains, adding them to the outbound California Zephyr. After Lil’ Toot's stint in Utah, it would be assigned to shuttle coaches in Oakland, California until retirement in 2001.

Photo Comments (1)

User Photo Albums Containing this Photo (6)

+ Add to Album

Amtrak Phase III Album created by member ollie	Album Views: 34,525
Amtrak's most iconic and recognizable paint scheme

Amtrak Album created by member Ty Kaneshiro	Album Views: 313,513

Amtrak's Pioneer Route Album created by member WrongWayWhiskers (Ed)	Album Views: 7,746
Depicts Amtrak's "Pioneer" service, which operated from Denver to Seattle, via Salt Lake City and Boise. The route was discontinued in 1997, thus leaving most of the upper Intermountain region without passenger rail service since.

Amtrak's Desert Wind Route Album created by member WrongWayWhiskers (Ed)	Album Views: 14,871
Depicts Amtrak's "Desert Wind" service, which operated from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City, via Las Vegas. Its discontinuance in 1997 left the lower Intermountain region, including Las Vegas, without any passenger rail service since.

Paint Schemes Album created by member Nathan Richters	Album Views: 1,632,179
Not just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.

Amtrak Album created by member ollie	Album Views: 237,625

Add to Photo Album or Get Your Own Photo Album

EXIF Data for this photo: [What's this?]

This image contains EXIF headers - Click Here to show the data.

Photo Copyright © 2011 James Belmont. All Rights Reserved. Photo Usage Policy
This website Copyright © 2002-2025. All Rights Reserved.