Rail lines across the country have a number of engines running which have been painted to match colors the companies have carried over the years. I got word that an Amtrak heritage unit was running through Raleigh. It gave me a chance to wait for it in Selma, a nice scenic old station and interesting intersection of tracks. For beginners like me, waiting is a big part of seeing a train, especially when it runs late. That meant killing some time with the camera until 184 rolled in heading up Amtrak 79 from up north. So here are pictures of the train as well as some of the things I saw while waiting.
From Wikipedia: “For Amtrak's 40th Anniversary a number of locomotives received a special version of historic paint schemes. The engines have been touring the country in regular service as well as serving on a special museum train Amtrak ran. From January through April 2011, Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops outside Indianapolis released the units and sent them north on the Hoosier State (Train 851). The Anniversary locomotives were selected from units scheduled for repainting or recent wreck rebuilds.”
Phase IV - Amtrak P42DC #184 debuted 4/13/11 - Amtrak P42 #184 has been painted in a version of Phase IV. This locomotive shares the greatest resemblance to its original creation. Phase IV features a deeper blue in a broad band stripe with twin red pinstripes atop. The carbody, underframe, and even trucks are all painted silver while the upper third and upper nose area show a darker shade of gray. The "Amtrak" lettering is centered above the striping, printed in blue, and surrounded by the years of the anniversary.”