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Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, rolls through Downers Grove, IL. The train was 30 minutes late after traffic along the BNSF Racetrack held them up, despite an on time departure from Chicago's Union Station.

Amtrak 58 the northbound City of New Orleans with the newest addition of Amtrak phase 7 on an older GE

AMTK P42DC #104 leads Northeast Regional train 158 north through Dumfries, VA. The subject of the picture is a railroad crossing warning sign for the Cherry Hill Road crossing at the base of the hill.

Northbound Northeast Regional train 84 passes through the L'Enfant Plaza limits, and under the Plaza itself where I stand. Visible is an overhead line array from the Pennsylvania Railroad/

Amtrak P42DC #174, the first of this model to be repainted into the new Phase VII livery, leads Northeast Regional train P176 into Alexandria Union Station a few weeks after receiving the new paint job.

The southbound Amtrak City of New Orleans #59 had a good looking P42 wearing the new phase 7 paint leading solo.

Amtrak 82 leads 1333 past CP Vermillion. While this was not the inaugural borealis, it was the first I saw, and in its first week of operation.

Amtrak's Pennsylvanian arrives at the station in Greensburg, PA.

November 2022, I had set out in the hopes of catching AMTK 161, The Phase 1 Heritage Unit, Solo leading Amtrak P092-25. Here's AMTK P092 at Amtrak Winter Haven station. First opened in 1925, Winter Haven has served many railroads over the years, from serving the Seaboard Airline, to Amtrak, this station has seen it all, including its 1970's Amtrak "Arrow" Logo.

AMTK 206 leads Amtrak 8 past CP Red Rock on a cold march morning. While many Amtrak routes still have P42s commonly, this is the last time I've seen a set with only P42s. The Empire Builder now runs with almost exclusively ALC-42s.

The usual dual P42s power the Silver Meteor at Folkston, Georgia on 9/26/21.

AMTK #184 is seen leading AMTK #5, The California Zephyr on a warm July afternoon. I'm glad I've gotten the chance to see 184 in person as it would get repainted in early March of 2023, although we have 164 so...oh well.

Amtrak Pennsylvanian train 43 crosses the Little Juniata River outside of Tyrone

Running several hours off schedule for the third time in the past week due to equipment issues in Chicago, Amtrak No. 50 (P050 on CSX), the eastbound "Cardinal", leaves the skyline of the Queen City of Cincinnati behind as it heads east on the former C&O mainline in Newport, Kentucky.

AMTK 203 sporting the operation lifesaver paint scheme leads the southbound City of New Orleans train running on time

Running almost half a day off their normal schedule due to both their own equipment issues and a CSX freight with its own issues blocking them on single track, Amtrak Train No. 50, The Cardinal, crosses the Great Miami River Bridge in Hamilton, Ohio as our middle daughter (and budding railfan) Naomi gives a friendly wave to the passengers and crew. While I'm sure everyone on board was probably frustrated, maybe her little wave brightened someone's day.

Amtrak 160 nicknamed "pepsi can" leads the eastbound Amtrak southwest chief train on the BNSF Marceline sub

Here is Amtrak P029-04 speeding by the small town of Gaithersburg on a Sunday evening!

Amtrak train #58, the northbound City of New Orleans, makes a rare daylight appearance in Centralia running about three hours behind the schedule.

Amtrak special leaves Hornell NY with dense amount of smoke as the train heads westbound out of the city.