The Flickr Phasevii Image Generatr

A patriotic pair of P42DCs take the lead of Amtrak's California Zephyr as it slowly creeps past Glenwood Springs' historic D&RG-era depot in the scenic Roaring Fork Valley on a partially-cloudy June afternoon. AMTK 5 would be making it's 23rd stop along it's 33-stop westbound route between Chicago, Illinois and Emeryville, California just before rainfall with a nice pair of P42DCs on the point; AMTK 174 wearing Amtrak's new Phase VII livery and AMTK 160 wearing the famous Phase III "Pepsi Can" livery once carried by their fleet of B32-8WHs in honor of their 50th anniversary in 2021.

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA

June 20, 2024

Canon EOS 60D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Amtrak 167 (lead) and 139 (trail) waiting at Tucson Amtrak station. Both units are painted in phase 7

Amtrak P42 #69 glides past the shell of TRRA Tower 1 as it approaches Gateway Station in St. Louis. The 69 is one of a few P42's dressed in the Phase VII paint scheme and is a welcome sight versus the Chargers assigned to the state supported trains between Chicago and Kansas City.

02-22-2025

Amtrak P063-15 has Amtrak 125 Phase VII leading headed westbound through Clyde NY bound for Toronto ON 2-15-25.

Amtrak P063-10 has Amtrak 125 Phase VII leading headed westbound through Lyons NY bound for Toronto ON 2-10-25.

Amtrak P063-02 has Amtrak 125 Phase VII leading headed westbound passed the factory in Solvay NY bound for Niagara Falls NY 2-2-25.

CSX P053 crosses the Rappahannock River in sweet evening light with a recently assigned Siemens Charger leading the way.

Amtrak 167 was the third Phase VII P42 to be released from Beech Grove on 4/1/2024.

#1340, the eastbound Borealis, departs Saint Paul on a misty Sunday morning behind a Phase VII P42 leading.

Amtrak P048-05 with Amtrak 125 leading in the new Phase VII paint scheme headed eastbound through Clyde NY bound for Boston MA/ NYC NY 10-6-24.

AMTK 174 and 349 show off the new colors on the point of southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight 11. Taken at McCredie Springs on Union Pacific’s Cascade Subdivision in Oregon. August 20, 2024

AMTK 174 and 349 show off the new colors on the point of southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight 11. Taken south of Minnow on Union Pacific’s Brooklyn Subdivision in Oregon. August 20, 2024.

The very first P42DC painted into the new standard Phase VII paint scheme leads southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight 11 passed Meadowview Road, it will soon be arriving at station stop Eugene, Oregon. This was my first encounter with a Phase VII painted P42DC. ALC-42 AMTK 349 is trailing. August 20, 2024.

This is an artsy attempt to photograph the Texas Eagle train with AMTK 69 in Phase VII paint scheme and the Longview Station sign.

Before Amtrak could start their new service between Chicago and the Twin Cities, the Borealis, they ran a test train with recently repainted AMTK 69 as the sole power. Here they are as they race towards Hastings

Amtrak train 1333, the new westbound Borealis service between Chicago and the Twin Cities, approaches Portage, Wisconsin on its inaugural run on May 21, 2024. The train has just met the eastbound Empire Builder which can barely be seen in the distance.

Amtrak Train #383, the WB Illinois Zephyr, waves La Grange goodbye after completing its scheduled 1813 station stop. In the last few years, I’ve only seen the Illinois Zeph with P42s maybe three times. So on Friday when I saw roll by, I had to do a double take.

I've lived in La Grange for almost four years, but now my time here has come its inevitable end. It's a little bittersweet as I came to like La Grange a lot. A major perk was being very close to the Racetrack. In fact, when I moved here, one of the first trains I photographed was a lucky catch of RCHI457 with some standard cab power. So it’s only fitting that one of the last trains I shoot here is a lucky catch of a clean Phase VII P42 leader.