Passenger Trains > Amtrak 642 - Getting Ready to Roll

Basking in the sun at Wilmington, DE before shakedown testing begins . It looks awesome from a head on view and will be a very welcome sight along the NEC when it enters revenue service. 

 

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Getting dedicated this Memorial Day weekend, perhaps?

Not surprising and a sharp lookin' locomotive!

Now, team it with with 42...

Okay, I can say from looking at the front of the unit that I like it better than I did initially. The little white and blue stripes on the nose kind of give it a Phase III look, almost like an inverted AEM7-ish version.

It's amazing what a little paint can do for an ugly engine.

1976 Wrote:
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> It's amazing what a little paint can do for an
> ugly engine.

To a point...  paint can't fix everything!

Is Amtrak planning to do more Units in this paint scheme?

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

Still better looking then the talgo cab cars.

The reporting mark sized "jobs.amtrak.com" URL above the trucks is the most sincere and compelling element of this salute.

Very Nice.......

Need to do one in Pennsy pinstripes. Another in NH McGuiness scheme. They look good in red.

Looks good! Bold without being too gaudy.

The logo still takes a lot of effort on the part of the viewer to understand what it's saying, something that will be even more difficult to do at any sort of speed.

what do you this engine would look like in brunswick green and pin stripes.

Long time lurker with a comment.  I think this livery would be terrific as the basis of a standard paint scheme for Amtrak. I would just replace the Veteran's logo with the regular Amtrak logo, and perhaps remove the white stars around the bottom of the unit. 

Andy S.

Nice work, Gary, as always. You're gonig to miss having "influence" when you retire (but you'll be a whole lot happier).

I agree. And actually, I don't think it's a bad looking loco. That's coming from someone that doesn't like 99% of the Europeon inspired designs.

chessie614 Wrote:
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> Long time lurker with a comment.  I think this
> livery would be terrific as the basis of a
> standard paint scheme for Amtrak. I would just
> replace the Veteran's logo with the regular Amtrak
> logo, and perhaps remove the white stars around
> the bottom of the unit. 
>
> Andy S.

I don't understand,the unit has already seen service on Tr 30 on 5-18-15.

Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> I don't understand,the unit has already seen
> service on Tr 30 on 5-18-15.
>
> Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

It was "dead in tow" on no. 30. (There is no catenary west of Washington on no.30'sroute.)

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