Amtrak's Veteran unit #42 with the Amtrak Exhibit train. Such a great looking locomotive, kudos Amtrak for honoring our Vets!

Amtrak 42 shoves hard on the tail end of it's southbound scoot as the train waddles over the Menomonee River Bridge.

Wow! This thing looks great! Canon EOS 60D Canon 17-40mm L

Amtrak's new Veterans unit departs LaGrange with the westbound Illinois Zephyr.

The newly painted Amtrak Veterans unit leads a train for the first time since being unveiled. This was quite a nice surprise and a great way to top off the Independence Day Weekend. Also a special... (more)

On the morning of the unveiling ceremony for Amtrak Veteran's unit #42, employees Jeff and Gary from Beech Grove (two of many who took extreme pride in working on this project) are seen polishing ... (more)

The cab of Amtrak Veteran's Unit #42 is as impeccable as the exterior. The crews at Beech Grove did an excellent job of painting this locomotive inside and out. In an initiative tied to this spe... (more)

Amtrak's NEW Veteran's Unit has been unveiled! Here is a shot of the custom, mulit-part, decal that is the centerpiece of this unique livery. The service ribbons (running left to right) encompas... (more)

Amtrak's Veteran's locomotive, P42DC #42, was unveiled at a ceremony in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 26th. The logo was designed in-house by Amtrak employees, and features silhouettes of me... (more)

The masking on the Amtrak Veteran's unit is carefully removed by employees to reveal the custom logo (designed in-house) that features silhouettes of service members, service ribbons for all moder... (more)

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and to honor those that have served in all modern conflicts, Amtrak unveiled a specially painted P42 today in Washington DC. It is seen here... (more)

"Houston we have a problem". On a crisp day in December of 2011, the morning Amtrak train heading to Denver's Union Station had two cars (baggage 1242 and Crew Dorm 39028) jump the track. Here t... (more)

Amtrak P42 42 leads a very late Southwest Chief west through LaGrange. The train is just about 14 miles out of Chicago, and its already over three hours late!

"That'll do."It looks like the engineer is coupling to the locomotive on the right. They're actually on different tracks.

Amtrak's Westbound California Zephyr pulls into Colfax for its afternoon station stop.