After departing Los Angeles, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, arrived at its first stop, Fullerton, 20 minutes behind schedule. But this allowed the setting sun, which had be... (more)

Amtrak’s 50th anniversary locomotive painted in Heritage I colors, GE P42DC, No. 161, leads the eastbound California Zephyr into the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Ei... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit #161 leads the California Zephyr 6 train through Winter Park Ski Resort

The Phase I Heritage P42 leads the Carolinian out of Cary.

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun. Amtrak Train 3 (Southwest Chief) was an on time departure as it approached Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2022. Leading the consist ... (more)

The Phase 1 "Bloody Nose" Heritage P42 leads the Silver Star out of Cary.

Amtrak heads eastbound out of Roanoke with 161 on point.

A loaded coal train rumbles east along the Levisa branch in Mouthcard, Kentucky.

Phase I Heritage 161 leads the Silver Star out of Cary.

Amtrak's Phase I Anniversary "Bloody Nose" Heritage Unit leads the Capitol Limited eastbound through Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Interesting Up Front … And on the Rear!

Accelerating out of Fullerton as it heads to Los Angeles from Chicago, is Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief. This s... (more)

Amtrak 161, the Phase I heritage unit, leads the Southwest Chief West past the Main Street depot in Downers Grove.

Game on! While a soccer game takes place on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Spring Rock Soccer Fields, Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief #4 from Los Angeles to Chicago can be seen in the b... (more)

Just thirteen days ago, in Fort Worth TX, I encountered Amtrak's 50th Anniversary "Phase I" locomotive, P42DC 161, on train 22, the eastbound Texas Eagle. Somehow, I missed knowi... (more)

Amtrak 161 leads the Southwest Chief West through Westmont.