Well, always hold out hope. The Chargers have not quite sealed the deal in Silver Service. Not only are the P42's not going away, they are being repainted!

Amtrak's "Day One" Charger leads "The Floridian" over Lake Monroe. This is actually running on "Silver Star" schedule.

In between hurricanes lately, Amtrak has been offering up some unusual power consists. Many of these B32's have been shuffling around in Silver Service, which reminded me I haven't seen an equipm... (more)

Amtrak has been throwing some unusual sets in Florida service lately.

Every so often, CSXT runs "the traditional way" to the Orlando area.

We take the GE a little more seriously now that Chargers have essentially replaced them, even better when a special one shows up.

Don't know what you've got, as they say....the novelty on these models has already worn off, but they appear to be in Silver Service for good.

While the new Chargers are daily sights elsewhere on Amtrak trains, this is the first pair to lead without assistance in Florida, seen on the northbound run from Miami.

CSXT OCS bound for Miami running on what is now the state-operated CFRC corridor.

A southbound Sunrail commuter train crosses the St. John's river over the former Atlantic Coast Line drawbridge in Lake Monroe. Just visible behind the bridge to the right is the historic Lake Mon... (more)

#108 was the "hold out" on special Amtrak units to visit in Silver Service....and has now been in & out of Florida three times in a week. The paint variant will soon become more frequen... (more)

Silver Star with dual special paint crosses Lake Monroe. #822 has since been sidelined.

Second OCS outing for the year & it's back to Central Florida. I must say, since this train was repainted, the brass have been very interested in seeing Florida, this time heading the conventiona... (more)

...or is it St. John's River Bridge? The debate continues, as they call it by both. At any rate, it's almost impossible to get a locomotive of this class leading here, so you celebrate in the ov... (more)

"Is that your new paint scheme?" and "It looks like a bumblebee!" were among the comments heard along the way thru the Orlando area.