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"Signed" Amtrak Locomotive at Portland, Ore

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"Signed" Amtrak Locomotive at Portland, Ore
Posted by rrbrewer on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:37 PM

Saw the below at Portland Union Station yesterday.  Does anybody know the background of the "signage?"

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Posted by rrbrewer on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:41 PM

I gave up trying to get the picture inserted, the signage says:

"The Heartland Flyer's Big Game Train"

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Posted by edblysard on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:28 PM

Can you attach the photo to an email?

If so, send it to me at

Renaissance-man@sbcglobal.net

and I will post it for ya!

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 3:23 PM

A caption on Railpictures.net reads "The Heartland Flyer advertising rail travel to the annual Red River Rivalry collegiate football game between UT and OU."

Sounds like it got marked for the promotion and said markings were never removed...

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:38 PM

Here ya go...

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