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Looks like Amtrak has decided to at least test the idea of making P42s into cab cars. 9700 rolled out of Beech Grove with a fresh coat of Phase VII and a new number (it's believed to have been 184 previously, the original Phase IV heritage unit). Not much has changed externally, but the fuel cap...

If I'm remembering correctly, most of the P40s (800s) have an older style of brakes that works better with the autorack cars. The last few weeks have seen a lot of P42s on the Auto Train, but already they've mostly switched back to P40s. One notable exception seems to be P42 no. 179, which has...

With this, I think we can say for sure these cars are the ones from Keenesburg. A quick google search brings up this picture, showing car 39046 derailed there, which is one that Agent listed above.

Does anyone have any new information about the Zephyr derailment in Keenesburg, CO a few months back? Is the consist still out there? I haven’t heard about it being moved yet, and neither 816 or 41 have been seen since, not even at Beech Grove Shops. Trains Magazine ran an article claiming...