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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.

P048 heads eastbound under a bridge in Fort Plain New York with phase 7 P42DC 87 on point

Amtraks Cardinal basks in the morning sunlight while taking on passengers at the Charleston, West Virginia Amtrak Station.

Amtraks Cardinal basks in the morning sunlight while taking on passengers at the Charleston, West Virginia Amtrak Station.

Amtrak 50 “The Cardinal” departs Charleston, West Virginia and prepares to pass the green signal.

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

A mere hour and a half before the CHP blocks off access to Emigrant Gap to the largest crowd it's seen in a long time, Amtrak train 6 makes it way east. This train had actually been following the 4014 excursion out of Roseville. When the incident we all know too well happened, they leap-frogged ahead on the original #1 track.

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.

Amtrak 49 (Lakeshore Limited) pulling into Sandusky, Ohio this morning.

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.

Amtrak P42 number 135 leads Amtrak 59 The City of New Orleans south out of Carbondale IL

After a long chase of M442 up to Baldwin, FL in the morning, I decided to set up camp at the northern end of CSX's Moncrief Yard in Jacksonville, FL. Arriving there, I found 2 trains, NS 287 arriving into NS's Simpson yard in the distance and CSX L795 building his train for his return trip north. After seeing Amtrak train #98 was close enough, I drove to the other side of the tracks and within minutes up came Amtrak P098 slowly racing L795 towards its Jacksonville, FL station stop. Leading was a P42 which was a nice treat to end the day.

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.

Amtrak 50th anniversary unit 161 leads Amtrak 58 the city of New Orleans

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.

Amtrak 98 is slowly coming out of its Orlando, FL station stop on a warm October day beginning its journey to New York City. 98 would have Amtrak 203, the 50th anniversary Operation Lifesaver special interest unit leading the way till D.C. This unit is unique as it is the only yellow Amtrak unit to exist to my knowledge.