Amtrak Photo Archive
an unofficial site

The P32-8
aka Pepsi Cans

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The P32-8s are numbered 500-519 - there are currently 18 in service.
Built 1991 by GE they are geared for 100 - are rated at 3200hp and weigh 258,000 lbs.

501 and 502 owned by California Department of Transportation; originally painted in "Pepsi Cans" scheme. Now painted to match California Cars and renumbered 2051 and 2052, respectively.

   P32-8  Location & Information  Date  Photo Credit
   500  Chicago IL  Sept 18, 1994  Glen Beans
 500  Vancouver WA  Feb 3, 1995  from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
500  Martinez CA  March 14, 1995   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
500  Temple TX  1998 or earlier  Shane Deemer
500  unknown  unknown  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
 500  FT Worth TX  June 6, 1999  David Hawkins
501  LAUPT  Oct 20, 1992  
 501  Riverbank CA  July 23, 1994   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 501  Riverbank CA  July 23, 1994   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 502  Pt Chicago  June 7, 1993  Joseph Oates
502  San JoseCA
at the
Amtrak/Caltran station		  Oct 1994  Charles Hakkarinen
503  unknown  unknown  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
503 Salt Lake DRGW Depot?  unknown  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
 504  LAUPT  Oct 20, 1992  
504  Temple TX  pre 1998  Shane Deemer
505  Temple TX  pre 1998  Shane Deemer
 506  San Jose CA
at the Amtrak/Caltran station		  September 1994  Charles Hakkarinen
507  Chicago IL
Union Station		  Sept 19, 1997  Jeff Lubchansky
507  Chicago IL
Union Station		  Sept 19, 1997  Jeff Lubchansky
507  Temple TX  pre 1998  Shane Deemer
 507

 Chicago IL
on the Milwaukee protection set

depot track 17

 October 22,1999  USTRANSCOM
508  Chicago IL  April 19, 1999  Dick Leonhardt
508  Austin TX  pre 1998  Shane Deemer
509  Chicago IL
Union Station		  Sept 19, 1997  Jeff Lubchansky
509  Seattle WA  1997  Dan Calhoun
 510  FT Worth TX  July, 1999  David Hawkins
511 Ft. Worth TX
Tower 55  		 May 23, 1999   David Hawkins
 511 Ft. Worth TX
Tower 55  		 May 23, 1999   David Hawkins
512  Temple TX  unknown  Shane Deemer
 512     Joel Hinkhouse 
   513    pre 1997  from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
513  Raton NM  1994  Jim Hebner
514  Temple TX  pre 1998  Shane Deemer
 no photo yet  515      
 516    pre 1997  from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
516  San Jose, California
at the Amtrak/Caltran station		  June 1994  Charles Hakkarinen
 516  Ft Worth TX
Tower 55		  June 6, 1999  David Hawkins
517  Kansas City MO
on the St. Louis Mule		  May 1, 1999  Bill Hakkarinen
517  Chicago IL  May 2, 1999  Jim Hebner
518  Chicago IL  Jan 18, 1994  Glen Beans
518  Temple TX  pre 1998  Shane Deemer

 518 Boston South Station
A rare sight in Boston		  May 2000  Ralph Carter 
  519  Tempe AZ  April 3, 1993  Ted Ellis
 519  Chicago Il  Dec 28, 1993  Glen Beans
 519  possibly Chatsworth CA
Just South of Lassen St. Just after  the train passed by the  new Chatsworth Amtrak/Metrolink Station. Heading to Los Angeles and San Diego.		 pre 1997
maybe 1991		 from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
519 Reno NV  1996  Dan Calhoun
 519  Chicago IL  May 1999  Jim Hebner

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Most of the photos on this site are from original photos/slides or submissions. Some photos are from the web - I have tried to get permission to use on all of them, but a few may have slipped through. Please, let me know if that has happened.

 

 

This archive was first accessed August 1996