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)

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)

The trainset from this morning’s Southwest Chief has deadheaded to Amtrak’s Redondo Junction facility for servicing. AMTK P42DC 161, recently repainted into the carrier’s original pa... (more)

The early-morning sun has just gotten high enough to bath Amtrak's incoming Southwest Chief in a golden light as it arrives at its final destination â Los Angeles. Leading the train this ... (more)

The last day of 2021 was a good one! The Phase I heritage unit came down on train #59 (City of New Orleans), and I just so happened to be going to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Here's a shot of... (more)

The last day of 2021 was a good one! The Phase I heritage unit came down on train #59 (City of New Orleans), and I just so happened to be going to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Here's a shot of... (more)

Amtrak #8, The Empire Builder, running 7 hours late kicks up some snow with one of the heritage units leading.

The Phase I 50th unit gets serviced and is readied for another trip south.

The Phase 1 50th motor heading back north on it's first visit to Florida.

Amtrak #19 'The Crescent' rolls through Tallapoosa at track speed. They would go in at Foster behind NS #187 to meet #220.

The Phase I Amtrak 50th Anniversary locomotive gets hand scrubbed with care and pride in the nation's capital.

More on Amtrak's liveries in this video: Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Locomotive #: AMTK 161
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October, 2021

Amtrak Train 20, The Crescent, is northbound crossing the high trestle at Altavista VA. Leading is Amtrak #161 painted in the 50th Anniversary Phase 1 livery.

One of Amtrak's specially-painted "50th Anniversary" units leads the southbound Crescent, train #19, through Birmingham, AL.

First And Last. On June 15, 2021, P42DC AMTK 161 (Phase I) and ALC42 AMTK 300 (Phase VI) sat in Chicago's Amtrak Yard after the Refreshed Superliner Interiors event. The AMTK 161 replaces t... (more)

Amtrak 161 leads Amtrak's Northeast Regional through Manassas, Virginia on a warm October morning.