WEST BOUND STEEL CITY EXPRESS

A look at the west-bound Steel City express train...

Led by a single unit, the evening train rolls through as Ricardo heads to the parking lot -and home.

The single unit is engine 156; the Heritage unit done up in Amtrak's original 'headless arrow' paint scheme of the early 70's.

As usual, the train features Amfleet coaches. Note that these two now have painted wheelsets.

Note also that these cars have the new Amtrak 'three sheets in the wind' logo.

The final car in the train contrasts with the others in two ways; first, it's still in the 'phase IV' paint scheme of the late 90's. Second, it is one of the original Walthers Amfleet cars, also from the late 90's, and so has a much less detailed body, as well as a painted finish, as apposed to the metal finish of the newer cars; the difference is apparent in the above photo.