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the F-40 Cabbages (Cab/Baggage)

Officially NPCU (Non Powered Control Unit) the term "cabbage" (cab & baggage) seems to have stuck


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    Location & Information  Date Photo Credit 
90200  Chicago IL July 2000  USATRANSCOM 
90200  Chicago IL  September 2000  USATRANSCOM 
90200  Kalmazoo MI
closing the baggage door
I always wondered if they actually used it!
2001   William Blomgren
  90200  Clay Ave Detroit MI  Summer 2004  Frank Peters
  90200  Pine Junction IN Aug 13, 2006  Mike Rapchak Jr 

 Chicago IL  April 19, 1999  Dick Leonhardt
 Chicago IL  April 19, 1999  Dick Leonhardt
 Chicago IL  April 19, 1999  Dick Leonhardt
 Chicago IL  May 1999  Jim Hebner
  Chicago IL
the control stand
 May 26, 2000  USATRANSCOM
 Chicago IL
Inside looking forward
 May 26, 2000  USATRANSCOM
   Chicago IL
Inside looking at the roll up door
 May 26, 2000  USATRANSCOM
Chicago IL  March 8, 2001  Jim Hebner
  Ft. Worth Tx  June 2, 2001  David Hawkins
Oklahoma City   July 8, 2001  Nick Harvey-Phillips
 
 90208
  Sturtevant WI  Aug 1, 2004  Dennis Felton
90208 California June 2009 David Locher

 90213 Boston MA
Southampton St Yard
 August 11 2001  Ralph Carter  
 90213 Boston MA
Southampton St Yard
  August 14, 2001 Ralph Carter  
90213 South Portland ME
Rigby Yard
 September 2001  Asa T. Worcester 
 90213   Boston MA
Southampton St Yard
Now with logo notice 90220 is behind it and not done
(at least not yet) also of
interest is AEM7 # 911
 Dec 10, 2001  Ralph Carter  
   LOGO    Dec 10, 2001  Ralph Carter  
 90214 NPCU 90214 taken at CPF 201 (1 mile south of Rigby Yard So. Portland, ME)
Units being used to qualify crews for the Portland, ME/Boston, MA service scheduled to begin "soon"
July 1, 2001  Asa T. Worcester 
90214  Boston Amtrak Yard (Southampton St)
being tested almost daily
on the Portland run.
 July 14, 2001  Ralph Carter
90214  Boston Amtrak Yard (Southampton St) July 14, 2001   Ralph Carter 
  90214 Boston MA
Southampton St. yard, used for training on the portland run. It consists of an genesis, a regional acela cafe car, and the cabbage car. Used almost daily for training on the new Portland run.
 July 31, 2001  Ralph Carter 
90214

 Boston MA
Southampton St. yard
90213 & 90220 might get the same treatment - service starts on Dec 15, 2001

 December 7, 2001   Ralph Carter 
90214   Boston MA
Southampton St. yard
 December 7, 2001   Ralph Carter 
90214  Boston's North Station
the first run to Portland, Me. was for the press and railroad officials. It
left at 10 am . The first scheduled run is (12/15/01)
 December 14, 2001  Ralph Carter 
90214  Portland ME  Dec 25, 2001
Merry Christmas!
 Joseph Testagrose
 90214  Portland ME  Dec 25, 2001
Merry Christmas!
 Joseph Testagrose
 90215  Sturtevant WI  June 12, 2001  Les Pitcher
 90215  Sturtevant WI  June 12, 2001  Les Pitcher
 90215 Pine Jct Indiana  April 2006  Dennis Felton
90215 Gary IN
Amtrak "Cabbage" unit #90215 brings up the rear of #28's westbound express. 
 July 13, 2006  Mike Rapchak Jr
90215  Gary IN
A receding shot of Amtrak
ex-F40PH #215
 July 13, 2006  Mike Rapchak Jr
         
 90218 Chicago IL   April 19, 1999  Dick Leonhardt
 90218  Chicago IL   Oct 22, 1999  USTRANSCOM
 90218  Chicago IL 
running the
Pontiac/Detroit-Chicago runs
 Oct 22, 1999  USTRANSCOM
  90218   June 14, 2007 Dennis Felton
 90219  Chicago IL
running the
Pontiac/Detroit-Chicago runs
 May 1999  Jim Hebner
90219  Janesville WS  March 28, 2001  USTRANSCOM
   90219  Janesville WS  March 28, 2001  USTRANSCOM
90219 Pine Jct IN Sept 1, 2007 Mike Rapchak
 90220 Seattle Washington

sat in Seattle for
about 2 weeks.
September 2000   Dan Calhoun
90220 Boston MA
taken just after it arrived for use on the new Portland run
October 11, 2001  Ralph Carter
90220 Portland. ME
Portland/Boston service is scheduled to begin on
Dec 15, 2001. Shots were taken at Sewall St where the Amtrak station and servicing facility is being built.
 October 20, 2001  Asa T. Worcester 
  90220 with the downeaster logo and and the word Downeaster under the engineer's window, but notice it still says "Amtrak" across the front, instead of "Downeaster".  12/23/01   Ralph Carter
90221 Chicago IL   1997  Jeff Lubchansky
  90221 Chicago IL  August 1999  Jim Hebner
90221 Milwaukee Airport Station Aug 11, 2007  Jim Hebner
90221 Milwaukee Airport Station Aug 11, 2007  Jim Hebner
90222 Michigan City IN August 2002 Ron Goodson 
90222 Gary IN
Pine Jct 
 April 17, 2005 Mike Rapchak Jr
90224 Chicago IL   1997  Jeff Lubchansky
  90224 reported as wrecked - out of service at Beach Grove  Summer 2002  
  90224

Back in service !

new paint

Oct 2006 USATRANSCOM

Chicago IL   July 2, 1999  Jim Hebner
90225
 Chicago IL
running the Pontiac/Detroit-Chicago runs
 Sept 18, 1999  Albert Phleep
90225
at Janesville WS
with train 334
May 5, 2001 USATRANSCOM
90225
at Janesville WS
with train 334
May 5, 2001 USATRANSCOM
90225
at Janesville WS
with train 334
May 5, 2001 USATRANSCOM
90225
at Janesville WS
with train 334
May 5, 2001 USATRANSCOM

90229 Ft Worth TX 
Jones Street Station
check out the paint!
 1999  David Hawkins
 90229  Ft Worth TX 
Jones Street Station
check out the paint!
 1999  David Hawkins
 90229  Leading the Heartland Flyer
F-40 374 providing the power
 1999  NWFan
   90229  Ft Worth, TX station.
90229 with 401 on the front of the Heartland Flyer in the background waiting on the Texas Eagle.
Jan 21, 2001  Derek Pinsonat 
90229  Normal IL  April 3, 2001  Mark Ciskey
   90229  Chicago IL
trailing unit arriving on the Kentucky Cardinal - from service at Beach Grove?
 May 9, 2001  Jim Hebner
 90229  Janesville WS
in service on the now discontinued
Lake Country Limited
 May 26, 2001  USATRANSCOM

90250 Portland OR   Chris Fussell 
90250 Portland OR   Chris Fussell 
90250  Meadowdale WA  August 13, 2004  Joe O'Connell
90250  English WA
Northbound "CASCADES"
 February 13, 2007   Joe O'Connell
 90251  Puyallup WA  May 21, 2000  Zack Willhoite
 90251  New Westminster BC
Canada
 May 15, 1999  Claude Prutton
 90251  Portland OR  March 2001 Chris Fussell 
90252  Tacoma WA    Dan Calhoun
90252  Seattle WA  March 2002  Ron Goodson 
90253  Interbay WA  1999  Dan Calhoun

 90340  just arrived in LA unpainted
probably will get
Surfliner paint
 July 10, 2001 Andrew Held 
 90340  WRONGO! Cascade paint!
Portland OR
 Sept 2001  Chris Fussell 
  90340  Seattle WA May 2004   Jim Hebner
 90340

passing New Westminster, BC about an hour Late
Archive of Stephen Rees's
recent posted pictures

 Mar 31, 2005  Stephen Rees

90368  Chicago IL  May 2, 1999  Jim Hebner
 90368  Chicago IL  Aug 15, 1999  Jim Hebner
 90368 Holland MI    Kevin Wooton
 90368 Chicago Diesel shop July 2001   Marty Simane 
90368 Milwaukee WI
Detail shots of
NPCU 90368
 Sept 2002   USATRANSCOM
 
 Milwaukee WI
Detail Shots of NPCU 90368
 Sept 2002 
 USATRANSCOM
 Milwaukee WI
Detail Shots of NPCU 90368
 Sept 2002 
 USATRANSCOM
Milwaukee WI
Detail Shots of NPCU 90368
Sept 2002 
 USATRANSCOM
Milwaukee Airport
Aug 11, 2007
Jim Hebner
Milwaukee Airport
Aug 11, 2007
Jim Hebner

  90409      
  90409      

90413 Milwaukee WI
deep inside MKE
July 4, 2010 USATRANSCOM
90413 Milwaukee WI
I am not sure when 413 was converted - recently, I suspect
Here leading train 336
July 5, 2010 USATRANSCOM

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