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.

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited flies through another small Texas town on its way toward New Orleans. The old SP Tower 3 salutes as the veteran's unit has the honor to lead today's train.

Amtrak 42, a locomotive painted to commemorate Veterans of the US military, leads Amtrak #3 through the semaphores at the intermediate set between Blanchard and Chapelle, NM on 11/12/13.

Amtrak 42 leads train #3 as it passes a single semaphore east of Los Cerrillos, NM on 11/12/13.

Amtrak 42 leads train #3 as it splits the searchlights just east of Ribera, NM on 11/12/13.

Amtrak 42 leads train #3 through the double set of semaphores between Blanchard and Chapelle sidings on the BNSF Glorieta Sub 11/12/13.

Amtrak 42 leads train #3 through Romeroville, NM on a beautiful 11/12/13.

Amtrak Pennsylvanian arrives at Altoona Station with the Amtrak Veterans Unit for power

Amtrak Veterans unit 42 leads train #774, a southbound Pacific Surfliner (San Luis Obispo CA to San Diego CA) across the lagoons in Encinitas, California, on December 2nd, 2013.

Northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #583 (San Diego CA to Los Angeles CA) waits at CP Morena in San Diego as southbound Pacific Surfliner #774 (San Luis Obispo CA to San Diego CA) sp... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited is stopped in San Antonio for its overnight visit before continuing on to New Orleans. The Vertern's unit has the honors to lead today's train.

An otherwise tranquil morning on the Colorado River is greeted with the passing of the Sunset Limited. A locomotive dedicated to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces is leading the ... (more)

The eastbound Sunset Limited glides by old Tower 3 on a brisk winter morning in downtown Flatonia. The locomotive sports a special paint scheme honoring the men and women of the United States Arme... (more)

A nearly 4 hour late westbound Southwest Chief trundles into Riverside where it will make a brief stop before proceeding to Fullerton and then Los Angeles. Amtrak's Veterans unit leads the train o... (more)