Amtrak (AMTK) 181 - GE P42DC

Phase 1 Amtrak 161 sits behind 181 Charlottesville station

P42 181 looks rough as it leads Carolinian 80 north throgh MP 72 on the CSX RF&P.

Eastbound Empire Builder departing St. Paul 45 minutes late due to CPKC molasses at Hoffman.

The northbound Silver Meteor is 2 hours late this morning, with a ALC and P42 duo. Note the Phase 7 Amfleet behind the power, seeing at least one on trains was pretty likely.

P42 181 heads south leading a regional through the southern part of Fredericksburg past the original RF&P milepost 55.

Seen from the southbound Silver Meteor.

4.18.2025 AMTK 181 westbound on the point of the Cardinal having just left Charlottesville Union Station and now heading up Afton Mountain to the Blue Ridge Tunnel.4.18.2025 AMTK 181 westbound on the point of the Cardinal. Having just left Charlottesville Union Station, now heads up Afton Mountain to the Blue Ridge Tunnel.

AMTK #181

2.28.2025 Crozet, VA. AMTK 181 with its battle-scarred face passes through Crozet with the westbound Cardinal.

12.30.2023 AMTK 181 and Charger locomotive 339 leading Amtrak's northbound Crescent out of Charlottesville 11 minutes late. Though the train was sold out, it had the regular consist of coaches and sleepers.

The Chief rolls past our position at the crossing, headed for Gallup. The late afternoon clouds have started to move in, and well be dodging shadows the rest of the day.

Amtrak 3, more or less on time, rolls through the eastbound signls at Rio Puerco

The Chief rolls past our position on Landfill Rd as it heads west. The clouds were moving in by this point, not unusual in the afternoon this time of year.

Amtrak #3, the westbound Southwest Chief, splits the signals at Rio Puerco behind yet another pair of P 42s. I was hoping for a Charger, but it was not to be.

#5 passes DPU on the endo f a long manifest at the Loch Leven trail crossing.

Amtrak 181 crosses Maitland at the head of the southbound Silver Meteor

An ominous Amtrak 181 crosses Maitland Avenue with the southbound Silver Meteor.

Accelerating into Maitland, the Silver Meteor heads north behind Amtrak 181.

Amtrak Train 91 passing Doswell.

Amtrak Train 91 passing Doswell.

Amtrak Train 91 passing Doswell.

Amtrak Train 91 passing Doswell.

AMTK EB Capital Limited (P030)

AMTK EB Capital Limited (P030)

Amtrak 64 "Maple Leaf" departing the Great New York State Fair. I did not realized this until after I took this picture that AMTK 181 was involved in the derailment in DuPont, WA on Monday December 18, 2017.

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The southbound Silver Meteor transits Lake Lily Park behind Amtrak 181.

Amtrak California Zephyr crew change at Grand Junction. Headed for Denver.

Crossing the Scarborough Marsh.

Amtrak Capitol Limited 2 hours late with the American Viewerliner car