Western Railroad Discussion > Phase 7s Leading the Zephyr

Two of the three P42DCs that have been repainted in the new Phase 7 livery led the westbound Zephyr out of Denver this morning. I had a pretty busy day, but was able to take a few minutes to get a few shots not far west of C&S Junction. AMTK 138 (the latest repaint) and AMTK 82 were elephant-style on the train as it was westbound on Main 1.

I've read that Amtrak plans to repaint rolling stock in this scheme. That'll be really interesting to see Superliners wearing Phase 7! One things for sure...Amtrak will be extremely colorful and noticable!

Kevin Morgan
Arvada, CO
ColoradoRailfan.com

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Nice catch Kevin! I think these new paint jobs are a vast improvement over the old colors on the P42s. I knew they were coming but had to work this morning. Thanks for sharing!

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

hope getting cars operating takes precedence over repainting

Will AMTRAK ever agree on an attractive, unified paint scheme?  I say start with the new baggage cars first.  Match them to the Superliners.  The Superlines, with their pinstriping, look nice.

coach Wrote:
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> Will AMTRAK ever agree on an attractive, unified
> paint scheme?  I say start with the new baggage
> cars first.  Match them to the Superliners.  The
> Superlines, with their pinstriping, look nice.

I agree Amtrak needs to decide on a unified paint scheme. But I would prefer the phase III red/white/blue stripes (aka American Airlines). The livery is more visible

WP17

 

dan Wrote:
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> hope getting cars operating takes precedence over
> repainting

why do organizations in the midst of an operational and financial crisis think that rebranding is the way out? Focus on getting back to operational and fiscal soundness.

WP17

I'd have no problems with no paint at all on the cars, just plain, clean, classic stainless steel.

WP17 Wrote:
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> dan Wrote:
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> > hope getting cars operating takes precedence
> over
> > repainting
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> why do organizations in the midst of an
> operational and financial crisis think that
> rebranding is the way out? Focus on getting back
> to operational and fiscal soundness.
>
> WP17

Its business 101, you dont have to fix the things that are broken, you rebrand to show your doing something and put the same old broken product in a shiny new package.

Exactly! Think of Rock Island "Bankruptcy Blue" paint...

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