Running "only" 4 hours 21 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's train 3, the Southwest Chief, rolls through the location on BNSF Railway's San Bernardino Sub known as Esperanza, overt... (more)

The Amtrak 'Crescent' sprints across the Coosa River

Recently painted 174 leads the California Zephyr east on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. I was completely surprised how well this train did with its schedule from the west coast. The next stop is Ottumwa in... (more)

The Carolinian arrives in Cary with a Phase VII P42 leading.

Phase VII Amtrak's Coast Starlight route seems to be the home of Phase VII-painted locomotives as of late. Leading today's southbound Starlight into San Jose is P42DC #174 and ALC-42 #349 ... (more)

Winter Park Express Amtrak Winter Park Express 1105 Tunnel 7 MP.28 Eldorado Springs, CO 3/29/24 08:06

Wild Flowers A vivid new paint scheme adorns Amtrak’s CZ 5/6 fleet.

Amtrak engine #174 (P42DC in Phase VII Paint) leads the California Zephyr through downtown Denver and will soon back into Union Station.

Amtrak's Phase VII heritage #174 (P42DC) backs the California Zephyr 6 train into Denver's Union Station.

A pair of P42DCs recently repainted into Amtrak's new Phase VII scheme power the westbound Borealis along the Mississippi River west of St. Croix. This service began on May 21st, and offers one tr... (more)

A spring snowstorm has frosted Coal Creek Canyon as Amtrak's Heritage VII painted #174 (P42DC) leads the Winter Park Express Ski Train into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Amtrak's Phase VII engine #174 (P42DC) leads the Winter Park Express out of Tunnel #1 and heads towards Plainview, Colorado.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train with Phase VII engine #174 heads towards Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado on its way to the ski resort located high in the Rocky Mountains.

The eastbound California Zephyr #6 train meets the westbound California Zephyr #5 train at Rocky, Colorado.

First run of a phase 7 P42 duo heads across a bridge as it heads up towards tunnel one.