Phase III Sprinter at Metuchen: Amtrak's 50th Anniversary Phase III ACS-64 passes through Metuchen on the final Sunday of 2021.

Amtrak ACS-64 662 wears the commemorative modified Phase III livery, applied in cooperation with Dovetail Games, to advertise that company's Train Sim 2 product. The motor is expected to sport thi... (more)

Covered Up: Cab Car #9644 is seen tucked behind grimy ACS-64 #669 rather than at the rear of the consist of Keystone Service train #645 on Festivus 2021. An ACSES issue apparently p... (more)

Phase III Spotlight: A sliver of morning sun creates a spotlight effect on the special Trainsim World Amtrak Phase III 50th Anniversary-wrapped ACS-64 leading the Carolinian into th... (more)

Train 91 is southbound on track 3, as it crosses overhead the Gwynns Falls and CSX's Hanover Subdivision.

Amtrak Train 171 heads west through New London.

Unexpected 50th Anniversary Wrap. On Friday, December 10, 2021, Amtrak Train 93 featured the newest addition to the Anniversary wrap collection, Siemens ACS-64 662. Its new scheme features ... (more)

It can be tough to find an opening to shoot trains under the wires on the Northeast Corridor. I tried to make it work here, as a Northeast Regional whizzes through a brief spot of sunlight.

A trio of Sprinters waiting for their next sprint.

The 668 stands tall over the inspection pit inside the Ivy City shops. I happened to see this locomotive being delivered from Siemens by chance when I was in California in 2016, and have ridden b... (more)

Amtrak 662 races through Edison on its second trip after being wrapped in "Phase III" paint. The wrap is sponsored by Dovetail Games and advertises their Train Sim World 2 software. Ba... (more)

Under wrap, the Amtrak 662 displays a Phase III look that was once the image of the AEM-7 fleet that plied the Northeast Corridor, with a twist. The wrap is a rather well-conceived ad for the Dov... (more)

Amtrak train 93 leans into the curve to Brook Interlocking in Old Saybrook, CT with newly wrapped 662 leading.

Amtrak 93 crosses the Susquehanna with just minutes of daylight remaining.