Amtrak (AMTK) 81 - GE P42DC

AMTK #81

Amtrak 5 was the next westbound poised to come my direction. I tried looking for a clear shot with the Ottumwa Generating Station as a backdrop, but I couldnt find any shots where the trees hadnt taken over. So, I decided to head back to the cut along Rock Bluff Road where I had shot the first couple of BNSF trains when I got here. However, when I was driving through Chillicothe, an old grain elevator caught my eyes. Sure enough, it was seated just off the tracks. It appeared to be privately owned now, but I was able to drive back and no one ever bothered me. I needed a bit of elevation, so I steadily hopped up onto the front of the SUV and nabbed this shot of the California Zephyr doing every bit of 79 MPH track speed through town. This was probably one of, if not my favorite shot of the entire trip. Im glad I stumbled across this shot!

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AMTK 81 leads the westbound Sunset Limited over the Atchafalaya River during the lunch hour

5-hour-late Eastbound Empire Builder crossing the Mighty Mississippi at Hastings.

Twr GE P42s lead Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited through Mexico as they depart the CSX yard in Cumberland, Maryland.

Amtrak 81passes the Maitland Fire Department at the head of a southbound Silver Star.

10.23.2022. Crozet, VA. Amtrak train 5022, running 15 minutes late on this Autumn afternoon heading into Charlottesville with AMTK 81 on the point of the eastbound Cardinal.

Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 157 makes its way through Doswell on a fall Sunday afternoon.

Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 157 makes its way through Doswell on a fall Sunday afternoon.

Amtrak Silver Star Train 91 passing through Doswell.

Amtrak Silver Star Train 91 passing through Doswell.

6.26.2022 Crozet, VA. AMTK 81. P42DC, BD 4/97, BN 49619. On the point of westbound Cardinal running only 2 minutes late as it passes by Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet.. Look carfeully and you can see the Conductor waving, and to the far right, a neighborhood child stops his bike to watch the passing train.

Amtrak P42DCs 81 and 187 lead the westbound combined Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle through Tucson on a late December night. The train, Amtrak train #1/421, is splitting the signals at South Wilmot Road, near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Hour-late Empire Builder #8

A unknown Amtrak NE regional departs the Ashland station platform.

A southbound Silver Star heads toward Maitland’s Sunrail station behind Amtrak 81.

The Empire flies east at 1436.