Amtrak (AMTK) 50 - GE P42DC

Amtrak 82 "Northeast Regional" is arriving at the station in Ashland, VA which is located at CFP 14.80 on the CSX RF&P Subdivision. Amtrak 82 "Northeast Regional" is a Saturday only train that runs from Norfolk, VA to Boston, MA.

AMTK 50 was delivered in January 1997.

AMTK #50

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Moving to the other side of the tracks, I waited about another half hour for AMTK 58, the City of New Orleans, to race by, doing all of 79 MPH track speed.

Amtrak 50 pulls the Silver Star through the Altamonte Springs Sunraill Station.

AMTK 50 in the storage tracks at the Ft. Worth ITC.

AMTK 50 sitting in the storage tracks in Ft. Worth.

A group of passengers boarding the Borealis, on track 19, which will be pushed by Amtrak 57. Amtrak 50 sits on track 17 next to it

As passengers walk along tracks 17 and 19, we see that Amtrak 50 has no cars behind it!

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A short AMTK 449 speeds over the Palmer diamond on its way to Springfield Terminal @ 14:55 hrs

2.1.2023 Afton, VA. AMTK 50 on train #50 heading to Charlottesville with a snow mustache. It is passing by a CSX 180 car empty grain train which held the Main so the Cardinal could take the passing track.

2.1.2023 Afton, VA. AMTK 50 on train #50 heading to Charlottesville with a snow mustache. It is passing by a CSX 180 car empty grain train which held the Main so the Cardinal could take the passing track.

The sun sets on San Jose as the northbound Coast Starlight boards passengers. Led by two of Amtraks veteran P42DCs, the train is running on time as it makes its second crew change. It was 51 years to the month that the first iteration of the Coast Starlight began service. Since then, the service and the route it travels have experienced great change, none more evident than San Jose. The tracks on the far left were once a coach/freight yard, served by Southern Pacific locals. All that is gone now, replaced with extended platforms for Caltrain and Capitol Corridor services. The only vestiges of the SP era are the tri-light signal bridge at the north end, and the cornice of the station building, emblazoned with "Southern Pacific Lines" above the front door. Even the SP-style signals wouldnt last much longer, being replaced just two months after this image was taken.

The northbound Coast Starlight, led by two venerale P42s, glides into San Jose Diridon right on schedule at the end of the day. The two big General Electric behemoths, each with 4,200 horsepower, have just raced their train through the Salinas Valley, making 79 MPH all the way. Amtrak 38, the lead engine, was built in late 1996.

Amtrak Silver Star Train 91 passing through Doswell on a late fall afternoon.

Amtrak Silver Star Train 91 passing through Doswell on a late fall afternoon.

Most of the trains were flying through at what seemed like 90 mph! Since this one was stopping, though, it was easier to photograph!

Truncated Chicago-St. Paul route & consist due to the unfortunate incident in Montana a couple days prior.

Backing in so it can depart for California

Amtrak "Saluting Our Veterans" and one of the 50th anniversary units sit at 30th Street.