OKLAHOMA CITY (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40f 517 leads the Lone Star past mile post 386 and a Santa Fe train on the siding with lease power. My photo.

AMTK 517 leads P050 has it slowly comes to a stop in Dyer Indiana.

AMTK 517 leads a strange consist into Lafayette, Indiana with the combined Cardinal/Beech Grove barge in tow. Odd to see a B32-P42-F59 lash up but I'll take it!

The Pacific Railroad Society Mountain Outin Special, with Amtrak 517 and Amtrak 518 on the point, works uphill through Devore towards the summit of Cajon Pass. Once the train reached Barstow, it ... (more)

AMTK 517 subs for a NPCU as it brings #338 thru Franksville, WI on May 14th, 2018.

The Southwest Chief is running late as it nears Argentine, KS, for refueling. The next regular station stop is close by at Union Station in Kansas City, MO

Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH #517 leads a Hiawatha Service train past the depot at Lake Forest, Illinois. The frigid temperatures seem to have been sidelining the brand-new SC-44 Chargers and bringing out ... (more)

Amtrak's Coast Starlight rolls northward on Mt. Shasta's flanks during Memorial Day weekend 1995. Within days, the stylish GEs on the Starlights would be replaced by Genesis units.

Some yard power and a long haul.

Spring is in full bloom as Amtrak #517 makes a rare appearance leading a southbound Amtrak Hiawatha out of the Sturtevant depot. The flames from the exhaust add a bit of drama.

Amtrak 517 leads the eastbound Illinois Zephyr through Westmont.

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 departs the former D&RGW station at Helper, Utah. While the stable of locomotives includes Southern Pacific power, plenty of D&RGW SD40T-2s are on hand as a rem... (more)

The 1979 Pacific Railroad Society "Mountain Outin" passenger special, with Amtrak 518 and Amtrak 517, is rolling westbound around the famous Tehachapi Loop towards Bakersfield. On the top of the ... (more)

A pleasant October morning in 1995 finds Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 climbing east on the former D&RGW at Gilluly. SP dispatcher 78 has lined the train through the Gilluly center siding, c... (more)