The Cascades-painted NPCU 90230 has left the west coast for some "vacation" time at the Beech Grove locomotive shops, which includes extensive rebuild work.

Now wearing Amtrak's "Honoring our Veterans" scheme, NPCU 90221 gets some additional maintenance work done at the Beech Grove locomotive shops.

Lonely and unloved at Beech Grove are the Talgo cars originally commissioned by the state of Wisconsin for Hiawatha service, a contract which Scott Walker's administration cancelled. Talgo declare... (more)

Overhead view of Amtrak's Beech Grove shops, showing Trim Shop #1 and #2 and the transfer table in between them.

Drone flown with permission from Beech Grove safety and Amtrak PD. Please ... (more)

Various Amtrak equipment sits outside the Beech Grove shops waiting for repairs including Amtrak 66.

The Hoosier State (At Rest)

4137, 4135, and their train quietly sit on a warm July evening. The next morning they'll be on their way to Chicago under the symbol 851. So far this ha... (more)

Fatal Bumps and Bruises?

Sitting forlornly outside Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops is P42DC 66, damaged in a wreck involving a semi truck on February 19, 2016. This engine, wearing the ca... (more)

A wide range of locomotive types and paint schemes can be seen at Amtrak's Beech Grove shops. This includes AMTK 1000 (GE 80 Tonner) in the foreground and #66 sporting Amtrak's Phase II heritage p... (more)

Amtrak crews at the former Big Four shops have no shortage of projects. This includes AMTK 66 in phase II heritage paint which has been out of service since February. It encountered a semi truck a... (more)

In January 2011, the first Amtrak Heritage unit was fresh out of the paint booth. I was part of the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Team and went out to see the livery adaptation I co-designed and discus... (more)

P42 #145 is in the paint booth wearing a coat of primer just before receiving its Heritage Phase III scheme. As a member of the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Core Team and co-designer of the Heritage s... (more)

Wrecked Amtrak locomotive awaiting repairs at the Beech Grove shop.

Look ma' no trucks! Superliner is jacked up as diligent crews run miles of wire, replace all electrical, and perform body work. Taken with permission, supervision and all PPE.

Where are my clothes? Superliner being rebuilt looks naked without its Amtrak dress. In the foreground is a dummy truck used to ferry all the cars around while their trucks are being rebuilt. Take... (more)

Superliner car being completely rebuilt by the superb forces at Beech Grove. A rare look inside the fortress of Amtraks #1 maintenance facility. Taken with permission, supervision, and all PPE.