Amtrak's Silver Star brought an early birthday present today. I believe this is the first visit for this Phase 2 repaint in Florida.

Lincoln Service #302 barrels north into Lemont with Amtrak's new Phase II heritage unit leading.

The Phase II heritage units highballs train #305 by the 1859-built Chicago & Alton station in Lemont.

The new Phase II heritage unit leads Lincoln Service 302 north over the new Kankakee River bridge in Wilmington.

Now in the H2 paint scheme

My first time seeing the 2nd Phase II heritage unit in person. It's quite the contrast with the more modern Acela in the background.

Newly-painted Phase II heritage leads the California Zephyr through Salt Lake City.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends the grades of the Moffat Tunnel route approaching the west end of Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of May 4, 2018. Leading the train is GE P42DC No... (more)

With some recent moisture, even the grasses on the front range mountains have started to turn green. On the afternoon of May 4, 2018, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends the trackage t... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends the grades of the Moffat Tunnel route rounding Big 10 Curve between Eisele and Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of May 4, 2018. Leading the train i... (more)

The silhouette of an engineer! Engineer Mike Niederhauser is at the controls of newly painted phase 2 heritage engine #130. Mike is a former Rio Grande employee so it is fitting that his tr... (more)

Amtrak 130 makes it's first revenue run after being repainted into Amtrak's Phase II livery. Seen here passing through Earlville Illinois.

Freshly painted phase 2 heritage engine #130 leads the Westbound California Zephyr at the station stop in Green River, Utah

Amtrak pops up out the deep Sag at West Winslow as a BNSF Q climbs up out of the next sag in the distance.

The former New York Central Babbling Brook (800007) is bringing up the markers on Amtrak's Train 48 on May 8, 2017 as it enters the Howland Island State Wildlife Management Area passing milepost 3... (more)