Amtrak's operation lifesaver unit leads a late #3 at Highgrove.

Heavy snow is falling as a deer scampers away from the track, just as the California Zephyr runs through the S curves at Rainbow Cut in Plainview, Colorado. On point is Amtrak's Operation Life Sa... (more)

The big prize that I went out for last Sunday, March 26, 2023, was P42DC #203, Amtrak's Operation Life Saver unit, which was leading #3. Don't know if the timing has changed on how long the train ... (more)

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit #203 leads a late running westbound Southwest Chief at Oro Grande.

Amtrak engine #203 (P42DC in Operation Life Saver paint scheme) rounds the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon.

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver P42DC blasts through Washington Grove, Maryland on a hot summer day.

The Operation Life Saver engine 203 leads the California Zephyr 5 train towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Heavy snow falls as Amtrak's specially painted Operation Life Saver engine runs the California Zephyr through Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak 203 "See Tracks Think Train" idles in the station at Roanoke, VA. There was a snowstorm on the way as evident by the flurries

Snow Flies from the Rail Head Operation Lifesaver P42 plays in the snow pushing a fresh 3” from the railhead at Plainview in the snow.

Grande Memories Rio Grande memories flood my mind while I watch the Operation Lifesaver Amtrak motor swiftly gain altitude high in the Flatiron Range at Tunnel 3. Like a silver thread ... (more)

Operation Lifesaver Pleasant winter light highlights the nose of a unit that reminds me of Rio Grande in yellow and black leading today’s westbound 5 the California Zephyr.

After a five hour delay, Amtrak’s California Zephyr rockets west out of Truckee and heads towards the summit of Donner Pass. On the point is Amtrak 203, which is dedicated to the 50th anniversar... (more)

Heavy snow is blanketing the tracks as two deer are more interested in the photographer than the California Zephyr moving through the Rainbow Cut at Plainview, Colorado.

Even though not technically a heritage engine, Amtrak #203 in the Operation Lifesaver livery has one of the more striking paint schemes of any P42DC.