Saddle up! The modern day horseman prepares to head out, riding his father's magic carpet made of steel.

Eastbound Illinois Zephyr makes a brief stop at La Grange before rolling out its final miles in to Chicago.

The Amtrak Veterans unit poses at night with the Exhibit Train.

For anyone wondering how to weather the roof a P42.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #790 at Downtown Los Angeles.

Amtrak Train #2, with the Veterans locomotive arrives at the Houston Amtrak Depot on 01/26/2014.

The Veterans unit on display with the Exhibit Train at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

The Amtrak Veterans unit at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

The Amtrak Veteran engine poses under a purple stormy sky.

Amtrak's Exhibit Train with P42 locomotive No. 42 painted in honor of the US military and the veterans that have served or currently serving lines out of the Old Yard at Raleigh Amtrak Station bef... (more)

A freshly overhauled F59PHI and the Veterans P42DC sit on display at the LAUPT 75th Anniversary event.

The last westbound HIAWATHA SERVICE train for Milwaukee, Wisconsin slides out of the windy city behind one of Amtrak's commemorative leaders.

Amtrak's Veterans unit leads the eastbound Sunset Limited across Texas on a fine January day. This engine bounced back and forth on the Sunset for over a month, providing many railfans along its ... (more)

A shot of the Lake Shore Limited passing through Auto 201 with the Veterans unit leading. It was two hours and three minutes behind schedule, there was just enough light left for me to get a shot ... (more)

A close up of the Amtrak 42 "Veterans" unit leading P048, the "Lake Shore Limited", on a windy but bright Monday afternoon.