Tucked in behind P42 No 138 leading the westbound Cardinal, Amtrak P42 No 100 rolled into Chicago on Monday, fresh from repainting into the one-of-a-kind “Midnight Blue” color scheme [see “Behind Amtrak’s new locomotive designs,” Trains News Wire, March 18]. The two locomotives, baggage car, Superliner sleeping car, coach, and coach-baggage, fresh from refurbishing at Amtrak’s Beech Grove Heavy Maintenance Facility, were added to the front of the Cardinal’s locomotive and six cars when it stopped at Indianapolis. Seen here on the Lumber Street wye south of Union Station, before the consist backed through the washer into the Chicago coach yard, the 5oth Anniversary locomotive is ready for its next revenue service assignment.
Superliners on the Cardinal? Or are those deadhead cars?
I like it as a change of pace , kudos!
I like midnight blue. This particularly paint scheme, however, not so much.
Agreed. Not very imaginative.