With deadheading Metrolink cars up front, the Chief departs Kansas City with its sights set on Chicago.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief glides through Santa Fe Junction, here living up to its reputation with a three-train meet.

Roughly seven months ago, when I had first gotten my drone, I attempted a shot of Amtrak 203, the Operation Lifesaver unit, leading the westbound California Zephyr in Naperville, IL as the unit sa... (more)

Northbound Amtrak GE P42DC No.203 with the Operation Lifesaver unit, leads No. 14 the Coast Starlight around the curve at Faria.

Amtrak 203 leads the Southwest Chief West through Highlands.

When Amtrak painted P42DC #203 into an Operation Lifesaver scheme, I don't think they envisioned the "railroad crossing" theme was intended for when the locomotive was on a bridge, but h... (more)

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen passing through Esperanza in Santa Ana Canyon with P42DC 203, the carrier's Operation Lifesaver (https://oli.org/) locomotive, on the headen... (more)

AMTK 203 leading Southwest Chief leaving Chicago Union Station

Amtrak's operation lifesaver unit leads a late #3 at Highgrove.

Heavy snow is falling as a deer scampers away from the track, just as the California Zephyr runs through the S curves at Rainbow Cut in Plainview, Colorado. On point is Amtrak's Operation Life Sa... (more)

The big prize that I went out for last Sunday, March 26, 2023, was P42DC #203, Amtrak's Operation Life Saver unit, which was leading #3. Don't know if the timing has changed on how long the train ... (more)

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit #203 leads a late running westbound Southwest Chief at Oro Grande.

Amtrak engine #203 (P42DC in Operation Life Saver paint scheme) rounds the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon.

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver P42DC blasts through Washington Grove, Maryland on a hot summer day.

The Operation Life Saver engine 203 leads the California Zephyr 5 train towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.