Leading is engine #44 - Signifies the 44th president
Second engine is #120 - Signifies January 20th - Inaguration day.
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Obama's train engine
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Does anyone know if they are pulling any hopper cars to haul all the cow manure? Otherwise known as BS...
Nice shot, btw...
Nice shot, btw...
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Re: Obama's train engine
Before this thread gets to deep, and as much as I dislike Obama, let's please try to keep political discussion limited to the political forums.
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No offense meant to either one of you.
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No offense meant to either one of you.
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Were those two engines actually available, or did they just renumber other engines?
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Have no idea. I got this picture from some friends in Colorado. I would think that they were probably renumbered. Just too much coincidence.Were those two engines actually available, or did they just renumber other engines?
Jancsika
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According to a website i found "Amtrak P42 Photos By Engine Number" http://www.4rr.com/33/photos_001.htm, Both 44 & 120 are actual numbers in the fleet.
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AMAZING what our government can put together when they REALLY WANT TO, ain't it?
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Easy, there, Rat... The Big Dawg got on me...
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I wasn't gettin' on anyone.
I just didn't want this thread to get politically oriented.
I just didn't want this thread to get politically oriented.
Hawk
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I'm kidding, keeping it light. It was a joke...
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How many cars was it pulling that it needed two engines? Is there something Freudian at play here? :)
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Well, after all, it is the president of the United States. What if one engine failed in say, Podunk, Kansas or Stink Creek, Texas, as they tool across the country?
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There's always a backup plan when it comes to the President.
I was watching a special on Air Force One, and they have TWO planes at all times, in case one fails.
I was watching a special on Air Force One, and they have TWO planes at all times, in case one fails.
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If it fails at 6,000 feet, where are they going to park it to get the other one???
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I was wonderin' that myself.
All kidding aside, I saw that too. The second one was a decoy, wasn't it? It was also for back-up, but it flew at the same time as Air Force One, but took a different route, if'n I remember right.
All kidding aside, I saw that too. The second one was a decoy, wasn't it? It was also for back-up, but it flew at the same time as Air Force One, but took a different route, if'n I remember right.
Hawk