Amtrak P42 Phase III Fantasy Scheme: The Prototype!

If you love Amtrak P42s and love the Phase III paint scheme, your fantasy scheme prayers have just been answered:



Behold, the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Loco!

Reportedly that picture was taken this morning running on the Capitol Limited.

 

Very nice!

Ben

 

There will be a total of four of these units repainted in honor/celebration of Amtraks 40th anniversary. This is the first one. They are being repainted in Beech Grove. Later this year a special train with redone baggage cars and at least one of these special engine will be making a tour of the country with amtrak history in them. Here are two pics of the 145.

 

Here is a list of the engines to be repainted and what scheme they will be in. They will all be in service by the end of April.


Paint scheme: Phase I – introduced 1972
In photo: SDP40F #50
To be adapted to: P-42 #156


Paint scheme: Phase II – introduced 1975
In photo: F40PH #210
To be adapted to: P-42 #66


Paint scheme: Phase III – introduced 1979
In photo: F40PH #359
To be adapted to: P-42 #145


Paint scheme: Phase IV – introduced 1993
In photo: P42 #117
To be applied to: P-42 #184

 

The history train will make its debut on national train day in Washington DC on May 7 then travel across the country for one year.:tb-biggrin:

 

Thanks for all pix and info ... yes, I'm a P42/F40 fan and appreciate seeing history, gives some motive for running multiple schemes on my modern era passenger focussed layout ...

 

It is nice to see that Amtrak is into the Heritage Units as well.:tb-biggrin:

 

They've released the F40PH "Cabbage" already! She's set-up for head-end use still! The 145 has been in a grade crossing accident last week, and dinged up the front plow pretty bad, so you guy's and gal's that got pics already, they are already rare!

 

Amtk 822 (P40) got the same paint job as 145 too.

 

Here is the 158 all dolled up!

 

Photo, needs photos!:tb-biggrin:

 

From what I hear the 822 has been sneaking around on the Hoosier in bad weather. Here is one of the few pics I can find of it: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2437821

So far I can't seem to find any photos of the 406 all painted up, there was a youtube video that's been removed that was the talk on some other forums that showed it. Of course it was removed before I got to see it too.

 

I think it's pretty, one of the best that Amtrak has come up with.

 

Nice shot of the 156

 

Soon to be available in N scale...

N-Scale GE P42 "Genesis" : Precision Railroad Models

 

A friend of mine took two undecorated Lagos and did the phase 1 and phase 3 . They look pretty awesome.

 

Kato's is also releasing a PH.V engine, #194. I wonder where they got the idea for that engine.