Amtrak 1 leads Amtrak 6, the California Zephyr past the signal at Spring Glen, UT. Low early morning sun greets the train and the surrounding mountains.

Amtrak P42DC No. 1 leads train No. 2 through Stockham, location of much-used double crossovers in Tucson. The dispatcher has this morning's Sunset Limited on Track 2, where she'll be right to the ... (more)

For whatever reason, a few years ago I had the goal to photograph every P42DC on the Amtrak roster as they made themselves available on trains in Southern California. While that goal quickly vanis... (more)

My son gets off an Amtrak after his very first mainline train ride. (Stacey Whitman photo)

Vermonter 55 heads south through Wallingford on a chilly Monday afternoon. On the following day, during winter storm Stella, Amtrak P42DC 1 was on a northbound plow extra in Longmeadow, Massachuse... (more)

The Empire Builder rolls into the Minnesota Commercial A Yard with #1 out front and an extended consist filled with many other interesting pieces of Amtrak equipment including #42 and sever... (more)

Just minutes after a perfect winter sunrise, Amtrak's Empire Builder flies under an old wooden bridge east of Hawley with an unusual consist today. Of note is the second locomotive, AMTK 42, paint... (more)

"Numero Uno"

Amtrak unit #1 brings the westbound Pennsylvanian over the famous Brickyard Crossing west of Altoona.

Westbound Amtrak "Cardinal" train P051-05 with AMTK P42DC #1 on the point and the usual consist of new baggage car, two sleepers, diner, and 3 coaches, slows down to cross the Big Sandy ... (more)

Amtrak's number one engine (literally) passes the PRR signal bridge at Lily. If only these signals could talk, they've seen Pennsylvania Railroad K4s haul passengers here too.

EB/WB Lake Shore meet at Rensselaer. Amtrak 1 leads a late EB Lake Shore Limited- Boston Section into the Albany-Rensselaer station. In the upper left background, the WB Lake Shore Limited- Boston... (more)

A 4 hour late Eastbound Capitol Limited, led by Amtrak #1, races past the old Jones Brewery on a sunny, yet frigid, Saturday morning

The first P42DC leads the Empire Builder out of Chicago Union Station.

Amtrak #1 leads the #1 most beautiful Amtrak train out of historic Chicago Union Station passing under the Metra tracks.