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Amtrak Sunset Limited
Oldest name train in continuous service and the first train to run coast to coast.
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Photo ID: 878971

The eastbound "Sunset" is departing with three "pooches" in the lead. They sounded magnificent.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P30CH
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: AMT 704
Train ID: 2
Photo Date: September, 1988


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By: Carl Lehman

Added: Mar 06, 2025

Views: 1,843
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Photo ID: 877825

A road worn P42 leads #1, the Sunset Limited, into the station at Beaumont, TX.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Beaumont, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 144
Train ID: UP AMT1 03
Photo Date: July 03, 2024


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By: Brad Kindschy

Added: Feb 16, 2025

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Photo ID: 858320

Westbound Sunset Limited gets clearance to pass The Empress at Liberty as the crowds gather for the steam train.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Liberty, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 162
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 25, 2024


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By: David Hawkins

Added: May 26, 2024

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Photo ID: 844013

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited nears Sibyl Rd. after climbing out of Benson.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Benson, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 182
Train ID: AMTK 1
Photo Date: October 26, 2023


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By: Ryan Schmelzer

Added: Nov 01, 2023

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Photo ID: 834945

Running over 17 hours late, Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited nears Cabazon just after 5pm.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Mons, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 142
Train ID: #1
Photo Date: June 21, 2023


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By: Matthew Griffin

Added: Jun 25, 2023

Views: 1,757
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Photo ID: 822463

At 5:34 am, the Sunset Limited should just be arriving at its final destination. But thanks to some generous schedule padding, the Sunset has already been in Los Angeles for nearly ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 9
Train ID: AMTK 1
Photo Date: September 02, 2013


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Jan 17, 2023

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Photo ID: 821391

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited departs the city of Tucson as it approaches the Irvington Road crossing, running a little over an hour late with ATSF 33, the "Redwood Empire" private c... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Tuscon, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 158
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: December 17, 2022


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Jan 05, 2023

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Photo ID: 819897

Stopped in front of the Alamodome for service on the eastbound Sunset Limited.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 203
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 26, 2022


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By: Joel Hinkhouse

Added: Dec 18, 2022

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Photo ID: 818988

It's a foggy night on a chilly December evening, as Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited makes it's station stop in Maricopa, which has been known as the Phoenix stop along the Sunset Limited route s... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 160
Train ID: AMTK 1
Photo Date: December 03, 2022


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Dec 06, 2022

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Photo ID: 818407

The last eastbound Sunset Limited before the Christmas holiday makes it's last stop in Arizona, which is in the small city of Benson.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Benson, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 127
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: December 23, 2021


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Nov 28, 2022

Views: 1,834
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Photo ID: 810432

A break in the monsoon clouds made a difference as the sun came out just in time for Amtrak's Saturday edition of the eastbound Sunset Limited, rolling into the city of Maricopa on a humid August ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Maricopa , Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 160
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: August 20, 2022


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Aug 21, 2022

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Photo ID: 809637

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited rolls into the growing city of Casa Grande on a cool summer morning with one of the first P42 locomotives to be built nearly 26 years ago on the point of this tra... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 7
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: July 30, 2022


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Aug 11, 2022

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Photo ID: 807972

The last eastbound Sunset Limited before the Christmas holiday rolls through Pantano, heading towards its next and last stop in Arizona, which is the city of Benson, another 17 miles east of here.... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Pantano, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 127
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: December 23, 2021


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Jul 20, 2022

Views: 1,789
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Photo ID: 805600

A late running Sunset limited leisurely makes its way through Shawmut due to it being stuck in the middle of a parade of eastbound freights slowly tackling the grade. Unfortunately the siding se... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Shawmut, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 41
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: June 16, 2022


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By: Ryan Schmelzer

Added: Jun 20, 2022

Views: 1,993
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Photo ID: 805195

Spring is in full swing at Cienega Creek as the Saturday edition of Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited rolls over the historic railroad bridge built by the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad on it's... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Vail, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 139
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: May 14, 2022


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By: ArizonaRails

Added: Jun 15, 2022

Views: 2,062
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Favorited: 11
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