Amtrak #1, the westbound Sunset Limited, is running about 2 hours late on a sunny December morning.

Making a rare appearance on the line to Alliance Yard, the northbound Heartland Flyer prepares to rejoin the original alignment of the Fort Worth Subdivision at Lambert Junction.

The southbound Meteor glides along the Nahunta Sub as coal train patiently waits.

AMTK 82 was the last Phase IV P42. Here at Tower A-20 it crosses from track main 1 to track main 2.

One of the few remaining locomotives in Phase IV paint, Amtrak 82, leads the Lake Shore Limited east. The locomotive has had a rough existence, having been involved in major accidents in Maryland... (more)

Amtrak 82 still in PHASE IV paint. AOE ready for departure for Charleston, SC. Canon EOS 20D w/ 75-300mm F/4 lens. 1/320 sec. @ F/7.1.

Detail view of AOE Tail Sign. Canon EOS 20D w/ 17-85mm F/4 IS lens. ISO 100 1/125 sec. @ F/6.3.

AOE "New York" brings up the the markers of AOE. Canon EOS 20D w/ 17-85mm F/4 IS lens. ISO 200 1/200 sec. @ F/10.

One of the last P42's in Phase IV paint takes fuel.

The Meteor is approaching Church Street Station in downtown Orlando.

Last Photo? Train 58 derailed near Flora, MS three hours later.

Amtrak #4 with AMTK82 on point (and four other P42's) sits on track 12 at L.A. Union Station as passengers board the Superliners. The second freight half of train #4 sits to the right on track 11 ... (more)

Rare (for today) Phase IV AMTK82 was put on at Los Angeles as the lead unit for train #4. Here it poses at L.A. Union Station under the shadow of the MTA (Southern California Metropolitan Transit ... (more)

In what may be one of the last colorful Amtrak ever assembled, the LAX-CHI Southwest Lmited is backed into L.A.'s Union Station just after sunset. The five P42 unit lash-up also included one phase... (more)