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On the Trains Magazine News Wire, it said six Napa Valley Wine Train units will be "Destroyed" to make room for a couple of Tier 4 units. That included 2 FPA4s, an RS11, a GP9 and more. I heard a San Francisco Belt RS-1 was forced to.
The closest I got was 8 years ago when I chased California Northern's UP-powered Fairfield Turn from Suisun to Lombard Yard, which is on the south end of Napa Valley. Chasing the Napa Valley Wine Train was on my agenda, so once I found out one of the day's trains was going to be powered by the Alco FPA-4s, I quickly came up with a game plan.
I rode the Napa Valley Wine Train last fall in early October for the lunch trip. I am not kidding when I say, there is NOTHING like it ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY! As others have stated, if you can afford to get a ticket for the dome car, then by all means BUY IT! You will NOT be disappointed!
Current Page: Date: 03/16/24 17:41. New Napa Valley Wine Train Engine. Author: amtrakbill. Caught the new "California approved" engine pulling the Napa Valley Win Train today in St Helena CA. Please forgive the ladies talking and laughing in the background. Odviously they were not smitten by this new locomotive as I was.
Registration for the Napa Valley '04 Convention, in advance or at the door, is: Full Fare Adult $65.00. Day Fare Adult $35.00. Youth Fare $30.00. Non Rail Fare $25.00. Convention Car $25.00 each, plus tax. For more registration information and forms, contact GUS CAMPAGNA at: Napa Valley '04. P.O. Box 758.
The line utilizes ex-Canadian National MLW FPA-4 locomotives for power with extensively modified ex-Ski Train coaches for passenger accommodations. The Napa Valley Wine Train converted the ALCO FPA-4s to burn 60% natural gas and 40% diesel fuel mixture to improve combustion and reduce emissions. In 2008, FPA-4 73 was converted to burn 100% ...
Re: Engines for todays Napa Valley Wine train Author: Amtrak288 I rode the Wine Train last November twice (great experiences both times), the 1864 (new engine) ran both days, the last full day I was in town, they ran FPA-4 #70 and RS-11 #62.
The studio visited the train, took pictures and measurements, and recreated one of the cars in their studio back in Los Angeles. The background scenery that you saw was real. They filmed it while they were there----so that really was the Napa Valley and the scenes along the Wine Train route in the background.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced earlier this month that the Napa Valley Wine Train will receive a $1.7m grant to acquire a new low emissions locomotive. This will be adminstered through the California Air Resources Board's Carl Moyer Program. Expect one of N
Here's a runby of Rapido's FPA-4's in Napa Valley Scheme. I was very impressed with the FPA-4 including durability, detail, operation and sound. Great model overall! -James Wright Omaha, NEYou must be a registered subscriber to watch videos.