With a friendly wave from the crew, Amtrak's Chicago bound Southwest Chief #4 travels east out of Sands, NM on an absolutely beautiful pre-spring afternoon.
Finally back up to a full consist, Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited skates along the icy Metropolitan Sub.
Each unit is uniquely interesting:
#824: 1 of 14 active P40DC's on Amtrak
#145:... (more)
A tardy eastbound Capitol Limited departs Connellsville behind a mixed bag of power including P40DC 824, Heritage engine AMTK 145, and newly repainted 512 in Phase V paint.