Passenger Trains > Maiden Run of Amtrak "Pepsi Can" #160

A couple shots 160 on the Captiol Limited yesterday evening in Chicago



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/21 11:08 by Ohiorailfan.

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Just before midnight on Oct. 5, 2021, AMTK160 leads Amtrak #30, the eastbound Capitol Limited, past the old passenger station at Delta, Ohio. Next stop, Toledo, about half an hour late.

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Nice photos.

Ohiorailfan Wrote:
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> A couple shots 160 on the Captiol Limited
> yesterday evening in Chicago

And very interestingly it’s paired up with #6 which has been in the Grove since April. So nice to see that re-emerge too.

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Nice. This scheme looks great on a P42.

I know this scheme is popular here, but not with me.  What makes this unattractive (to me) scheme even worse is to design it to only cover two thirds of the unit.

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

I agree, too bad it wasn't used on the P40's and P42's all along.  It's eye catching and doesn't blend in like the normal P42's.

Cool pics and awesome paint job, sad 30 looks like the Desert Wind!

Great picture.

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agentatascadero Wrote:
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> I know this scheme is popular here, but not with
> me.  What makes this unattractive (to me) scheme
> even worse is to design it to only cover two
> thirds of the unit.
>
> AA

Now now, Stan- Rock Island (and maybe a few others) did much the same thing.
SR

Not that I much care for the Pepsi thing either…

What a sad looking train indeed from previous year's versions of the Cap which had a full lounge and diner even in off season. With two locos, is Amtrak finally learning that even for such a short train, two units are a good idea given their failure rate. Lets hope so. 

Train29 Wrote:
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> What a sad looking train indeed from previous
> year's versions of the Cap which had a full lounge
> and diner even in off season. With two locos, is
> Amtrak finally learning that even for such a short
> train, two units are a good idea given their
> failure rate. Lets hope so. 

Don't hold your breath, every train leaving Chicago probably has the road crews having their fingers crossed!

I like it! 

Of course I'm so sick of the 3 sheets scheme that I'd take almost anything as long as it's different at this point.

Andy

Train29 Wrote:
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> What a sad looking train indeed from previous
> year's versions of the Cap which had a full lounge
> and diner even in off season. With two locos, is
> Amtrak finally learning that even for such a short
> train, two units are a good idea given their
> failure rate. Lets hope so. 

From what I understand, it isjust being shuffled around in storage. 6 was dead in tow to DC. Still one unit on the Cap with 5 cars. 

sethamtrak Wrote:
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> From what I understand, it isjust being shuffled
> around in storage. 6 was dead in tow to DC. Still
> one unit on the Cap with 5 cars.

It was reported elsewhere that the 160 died in Pittsburgh on this run, so the 6 got to pull the train the rest of the way to Washington.

Great shots!

RCLundgren
Elgin,TX

rgzfan Wrote:
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> Eww, I do not like that. The way the stripes cross
> is reminiscent of an 80's bus paint job.

I'm a child of the seventies (born in the sixties actually)....and now people trash talking the eighties....boy do I feel old.....

rgzfan Wrote:
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> Eww, I do not like that. The way the stripes cross
> is reminiscent of an 80's bus paint job

That's because this livery was born in the '80s.

Sure lights up nicely at night. 

Glad to see that paint scheme make a comeback... Nice shots, all...