Chasing Amtrak's 50th Anniversary Unit

Hi, On Wednesday, November 10 I joined friends Bill Kalkman and Jim Kleeman on a trip to photograph one of six Amtrak  locomotives that have been painted to commemorate  Amtrak's 50th Anniversary. Locomotive number 108 was the power for train #42, the eastbound Pennsylvanian.

Our first location on this trip was the 17th Street overpass in Altoona, PA. Almost immediately after our arrival an NS GP38/slug set headed down the Holidaysburg Secondary.

After a short wait the Pennsylvanian came into view and crossed over from Track 1 to the station track (above and two below). 

                                            

  

   

Our second location was Port Royal, PA where photographed #42 as it passed under the PA75 Highway Bridge. The arched portion was built in 1910.

   

We intended to photograph #42 just east of Duncannon but a delay due to highway construction nixed that idea so we moved east of Harrisburg. Finally, we decided on Elizabethtown, PA for our last shot. Just as we got to the station the train pulled in and we were on the dark side.  However, a quick look at the schedule indicated we had two minutes to get to the sunlit side and find a spot. We just made it.

Thanks for looking.