AMTK 161 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through St. Paul.

AMTK 161 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through St. Paul.

AMTK 161 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through Minneapolis.

On a gloomy Sunday afternoon in Downtown Aurora, the eastbound Southwest Chief sprints over Galena Blvd on the 2,000 foot long elevated trackage splitting through the heart of downtown, which was ... (more)

AMTK 161 leads the Westbound Southwest Chief past the Cargill grain mill at Verdemont.

The Westbound Southwest Chief running around 3 hours late this morning with a pair of new Heritage units sporting 50th Anniversary logos.

Amtrak 156 gets ready to blast off from Roanoke, with Amtrak 161 on point.

Amtrak 156 gets ready to depart Roanoke, with Amtrak 161, the 50th anniversary phase one heritage scheme, on point.

With the regional trains mostly having IDOT SC44 chargers nowadays, a P42DC has made its way onto the Carl Sandburg for the first time in awhile, also being the new Phase I heritage unit, AMTK 161... (more)

Amtrak 161, the Phase 1 Heritage Unit, leads the Southwest Chief past the Semaphore signals at 786

Having just left Trinidad, Amtrak #3 begins its climb over Raton Pass with the new phase one heritage unit at the lead. Here it is seen passing under Santa Fe era cantilever mounted searchlight si... (more)

Pointing Toward History Amtrak's Phase I Anniversary Heritage Unit, AMTK 161, gleams in the afternoon sun under a threatening sky as the fireman's side "Pointless Arrow" points to... (more)

Under threatening skies, Amtrak's latest Phase I Anniversary Heritage unit, the AMTK 161, looks sharp between runs while receiving work at Redondo Junction locomotive facility. The 2001-product of... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen at Los Angeles Union Station four minutes after it arrived on Track 13 … and twenty minutes before it was due to arrive at 8:00 am! ... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is deadheading from Los Angeles Union Station to the carrier’s Redondo Junction facility for servicing, as it will depart this evening for C... (more)