It would be great if Amtrak decided with the railroads, the states of Colorado & Wyoming to have a loop route between Denver & Cheyenne. The route would be Denver-Brighton-Greeley-Cheyenne-Fort Collins-Loveland-Longmont-Boulder-Broomfield-Denver. The trains would go in a loop. All highways between Denver and Cheyenne are so congested & saturated. The trains are the Only best & smart option.
Has the Pioneer been an F40PH-exclusive train until the end? In other words, was the Pioneer never powered by Dash 8 Pepsi-Cans or AMD-103/110 Genesis locomotives?
Not the Dash 8’s unfortunately, but the Genesis units? Yes. The is video taken in 1997 around 5 am in Boise Idaho will show it all: th-cam.com/video/Q1B2dgjGfJU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HHsQfDYUlQXKJJ3y
@@LJRailfan-Gamer_07. Is there any footage of a Genesis unit leading the Pioneer during the train's lifetime? That video shows an F40 leading with a Genesis unit trailing.
Dang, I wish this train still ran when I was a student at UNC Greeley. Would have been a nice option to take the train between there and Denver instead of having to drive it.
The 1999 Union Pacific Restoration Special of Amtrak's Pioneer With 4-6-6-4 Challenger Type Steam Locomotive #3985 Now Honoring The Celebration of The Union Pacific Railroad's Success of Railroad Restoration Specials Since 1998!
Seattle and Portland to Denver via Boise, Ogden, and Cheyenne. It combined with the California Zephyr at Denver for the rest of the run to Chicago. This train should have never been cut. Same with the Desert Wind.
Train 26 would've been an eastbound train, as all eastbound and northbound Amtrak trains have numbers that end in something even(i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, 0). Westbound and southbound trains have train numbers that ends in an odd number(-1, 3, 5, 7, 9).
the democrats had cut corners everywhere for Amtrak which the leads to amtraks pioneer service to its demise and the ceo at the time in 1997 named Thomas downs is a democrat
Tiffany, not sure if you're a Trump-bot or just can't speak English. Thomas Downs successfully lobbied for and was awarded 2.3 Billion for Amtrak. He was pressured out by Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole who called for the dismantling of Amtrak. They appointed a new board of directors and ultimately cut funding which resulted in the discontinuation of the Pioneer.
@@silversunlicker newt Gingrich and bob dole of course they are republican bet secretly and truly they are democrats in disguised and they are working for the democrats and these democrats hate trains and American passenger trains
My Dad, Al Taylor, is the engineer who made the frowning face stickers and applied them to the front of the locomotive when it headed east.
The eye and eyebrow stickers remained on the locomotive for years after; possibly until #323 was retired.
Great catch!! Never see footage of this long gone train!
I miss those old Amtraks
I rode this train in '96. I had no idea it ceased just a year later.
That frowny face on the F40 is a nice, but somber touch.
The sunlight reflecting on that 2nd U.P. unit makes the lettering look pretty cool!
Poor Locomotive She is crying So sad :( Wish Amtrak could bring her back so she would be happy again
Amtrak is currently discussing service restoration. They are also discussing service restoration of the Desert Wind.
Missouri Pacific also ran a train called The Pioneer, up through the early 1960s. I think it was a San Antonio-to-Laredo train.
another super video, thats some mean looking weather as well
Amtrak's Pioneer Under Goes a Total Restoration. In 1998.
A vintage run of modern equipment. Nice transfer job.
"Hello, Mr Horse".
It would be great if Amtrak decided with the railroads, the states of
Colorado & Wyoming to have a loop route between Denver & Cheyenne. The route would be Denver-Brighton-Greeley-Cheyenne-Fort Collins-Loveland-Longmont-Boulder-Broomfield-Denver. The trains would go in a loop. All highways between Denver
and Cheyenne are so congested & saturated. The trains are the
Only best & smart option.
I like the frowny face denoting it's last run.
Has the Pioneer been an F40PH-exclusive train until the end? In other words, was the Pioneer never powered by Dash 8 Pepsi-Cans or AMD-103/110 Genesis locomotives?
Not the Dash 8’s unfortunately, but the Genesis units? Yes. The is video taken in 1997 around 5 am in Boise Idaho will show it all:
th-cam.com/video/Q1B2dgjGfJU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HHsQfDYUlQXKJJ3y
@@LJRailfan-Gamer_07. Is there any footage of a Genesis unit leading the Pioneer during the train's lifetime? That video shows an F40 leading with a Genesis unit trailing.
Dang, I wish this train still ran when I was a student at UNC Greeley. Would have been a nice option to take the train between there and Denver instead of having to drive it.
The 1999 Union Pacific Restoration Special of Amtrak's Pioneer With 4-6-6-4 Challenger Type Steam Locomotive #3985 Now Honoring The Celebration of The Union Pacific Railroad's Success of Railroad Restoration Specials Since 1998!
Daniel Walton
beautiful, love this
Okay who spray painted a face on that f40 XD
Where does the Pioneer originally run? Is train 26 east or west?
Seattle and Portland to Denver via Boise, Ogden, and Cheyenne. It combined with the California Zephyr at Denver for the rest of the run to Chicago. This train should have never been cut. Same with the Desert Wind.
Train 26 would've been an eastbound train, as all eastbound and northbound Amtrak trains have numbers that end in something even(i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, 0). Westbound and southbound trains have train numbers that ends in an odd number(-1, 3, 5, 7, 9).
Did Amtrak Went To Cheyenne?
They stopped at Borie, which is about 10 miles west of Cheyenne. There was an "Amshack" there at Borie.
I know Amtrak I know. You are going to be retired forever
the democrats had cut corners everywhere for Amtrak which the leads to amtraks pioneer service to its demise and the ceo at the time in 1997 named Thomas downs is a democrat
Tiffany, not sure if you're a Trump-bot or just can't speak English. Thomas Downs successfully lobbied for and was awarded 2.3 Billion for Amtrak. He was pressured out by Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole who called for the dismantling of Amtrak. They appointed a new board of directors and ultimately cut funding which resulted in the discontinuation of the Pioneer.
@@silversunlicker newt Gingrich and bob dole of course they are republican bet secretly and truly they are democrats in disguised and they are working for the democrats and these democrats hate trains and American passenger trains