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Amtrak 231 In Service
Photos of #231 in service wearing Amtrak Phase II paint 1977-1982:
 Amtrak 231 in Phase II paint scheme on the Inter-American route in Fort Worth, Texas. NOV 1977 |
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 As-built appearance with markings under cab window. |
 As-built appearance with no markings under cab window. Joliet, IL. SEP 1978 |
 231 departing Chicago Union Station. |
 Making a station stop at Stockton, California depot. |
 Phase-II and icicle breakers on 231 as it arrives to Sacramento, CA on the Spirit of California route that operated between Sacramento and Los Angeles. |
 Phase II Amtrak 231 with a solid set of Phase I Amfleet cars! NOV 1980 |
 Amtrak 231 on the Twin Cities Hiawatha passing through Rondout, IL. MAR 1978 |
 Eastbound San Francisco Zephyr making a station stop at Galesburg, Illinois JUL 1979 |
 Amtrak 231 and 234 on the Coast Starlight at Oakland's 16th St Station in CA. FEB 1981 |
 231 on the San Joaquin through Pittsburg, CA. OCT 1980 |
 San Diegan in Oceanside, CA JUN 1982 (icicle breakers on the San Diegan ;-) |
 231 and 705 passing through Joliet, Illinios JUN 1979 |
 Amtrak San Francisco Zephyr led by 231 through Ottumwa, Iowa. SEP 1979 |
 BN 8000, AMTK 231 and 236 leading Coast Starlight through Portland, Oregon. JUL 1981 |
 231 on the Illini train through Kankakee, Illinois. JUL 1979 |
 222 and 231 on the Desert Wind passing through Dagget (Yermo, CA). NOV 1981 |
 231 coupled to 282 and 430 at Ivy City shops in Washington DC. AUG 1980 |
 231 making a station stop at La Grange, Illinois. JUN 1979 |
 231 making a station stop in the town in which it was built: La Grange, IL. JUN 1979 |
 Amtrak 231 leading train from Quincy, IL to Chicago, as it approaches Galesburg, IL. OCT 1977 |
 231 coupled to 281 (also preserved) and 258 (Metra 215) at the shops in Chicago, IL. AUG 1978 |
 Desert Wind preparing to depart Ogden, UT with 231 and 229 taking charge. JUL 1982 |
 Coast Starlight at Klamath Falls, Oregon. SEP 1982 |
 Westbound Southwest Chief at Albuquerque, New Mexico. FEB 1982 |
 Southbound Coast Starlight through Burbank Junction, CA. MAY 1981 |
 Northbound Coast Starlight in Davis, California. JAN 1981 |
 The Crescent at Alexandria, Virginia. AUG 1980 |
 231 on the Ann Rutledge at Kansas City Union Station, Missouri. OCT 1979 |
 Amtrak 231 at Detroit, Michigan station. 1978 |
 Spirit of California train at Sacramento, CA. 1982 |
Photos of #231 in service wearing Amtrak Phase III paint 1982-1996:
 Phase III painted 231 passing through San Luis Obispo, CA. AUG 1992 |
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 Southwest Chief passing through Verdemont, CA. APR 1988 |
 San Diegan across the street from its northern endpoint in Santa Barbara, CA. OCT 1990 |
 Desert Wind making its way toward Salt Lake City, UT at Cajon Summit, CA. MAR 1992 |
 Coast Starlight running through Tacoma, WA. JUN 1988 |
 Capitol Corridor / San Joaquin train at Oakland, CA. JUL 1995 (rare pic of pre-OLS ditchlights) |
 Sunset Limited with 231 and 711 passing through Tempe, AZ. FEB 1991 |
 Amtrak 231 on the Coast Starlight approaching Salinas, CA station while steam locomotive SP 2472 is serviced during a special excursion on the Coast Subdivision. SEP 1992 |
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 Amtrak 231 pulling the American Orient Express across the Colorado Rockies. Leyden, CO SEP 1995 |
 Sunset Limited with 231 and 711 passing through Tempe, AZ. FEB 1991 |
 Desert Wind station stop at San Bernardino, CA. SEP 1985 |
 Desert Wind at Salt Lake City's UP depot in Utah. DEC 1985 |
 California Zephyr led by 231 at State Bridge, CO (near Bond). JUN 1986 |
 233 and 231 cresting Cajon Summit taking a Talgo demonstration train to Las Vegas, NV. MAR 1996 |
 231 and 239 on the Coast Starlight passing through Whitney, CA (near Roseville) AUG 1992 |
 UP 3565 and AMTK 231 on a detouring California Zephyr in Denver, CO. April 17 1985 |
 AMTK 231, UP 3781, and AMTK 308 at MP 745 in Southern California. |
 Coast Starlight with 231 leading across the Chambers Bay bridge in WA. JUL 1988 |
 San Diegan cruising along the shoreline in San Clemente, CA. FEB 1985 |
 Desert Wind with a grimey looking 231 passing through Los Nietos, CA. FEB 1987 |
 231 and 284 on the Sunset Limited crossing Huey P. Long bridge in Avondale, Louisiana. OCT 1987 |
 San Diegan at Santa Barbara, CA. OCT 1990 |
 Mt. Rainier train (a prelude to the Cascades Corridor) in Tacoma, WA. AUG 1994 |
 San Diegan passing through San Juan Capistrano, CA. FEB 1987 |
 231 and 223 taking a San Diegan train north out of San Diego, CA. NOV 1989 |
 231 with a broken windshield in for repairs at Chicago locomotive facility. JUN 1994 |
 Southwest Chief with 231 passing through Princeville, Illinois. MAY 1987 |
 Classic San Diegan scene with a passing Santa Fe freight train. DEC 1991 |
 Desert Wind passing through Cajon Pass, CA. OCT 1984 |
 Southwest Chief with 231 and 240 passing through Ransom, Illinois. JUL 1988 |
 231 on the Southwest Chief through Illinois. JUL 1989 |
 Desert Wind at Salt Lake City's UP depot in Utah. DEC 1985 |
 231 leading a San Diegan train through San Clemente, CA. JUN 1991 |
 Desert Wind approaching its final destination in Los Angeles, CA. AUG 1985 |
 Detouring near Independence, Missouri. APR 1984 |
 AMTK 231 at Union Pacific's North Yard in Salt Lake City, UT. OCT 1985 |
 Desert Wind approaching its final destination in Salt Lake City, UT. OCT 1985 |
 AMTK 231 at Indianapolis, Indiana station. 1985 |
 California Zephyr with DRGW 3125 and AMTK 231 climbing Soldier Summit, Utah. JUN 1986 |
 Southwest Chief through Dalies, New Mexico. NOV 1987 |
 Coast Starlight northbound through Winlock, Washington. 1988 |
 Desert Wind through Cajon Pass. 1990s. |
 San Diegan through the fog at San Clemente, CA. APR 1989 |
 Exiting the Raton Pass tunnel in New Mexico. JUL 1989 |
 Passing Hobart Tower in Los Angeles, CA. MAR 1990 |
 Southwest Chief passing through Quirk, New Mexico. MAR 1987 |
 Talgo demonstrator with 233 and 231 in Cajon Pass, CA. MAR 1996 |
 Coast Starlight cruising down the grade of Pengra Pass, Oregon. JUL 1992 |
 Desert Wind through Cajon Pass. 1990s. |
 American Orient Express led by 231 through Emeryville, CA. SEP 1995 |
 Passing through San Bernardino, CA on Desert Wind; December 1985 |
 Passing through Fullerton, CA on the San Diegan; November 1984 |
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Photos of #231 wearing Amtrak Phase III Operation Lifesaver paint 1996-2004:
 Amtrak 231 with its new Operation Lifesaver decal at San Diego Santa Fe Depot. SEP 1996 |
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 Amtrak 231 on San Joaquin train through Pinole, CA. NOV 2000 |
 231 with a 200-series Talgo train at Tacoma, WA station. OCT 1998 |
 231 on the San Diegan next to the San Diego Trolley at Santa Fe Depot. APR 1998 |
 San Joaquin train making its way through Oakland, CA. OCT 1999 |
 231 leading a Phoenix stadium special through Parker, AZ. APR 17 1998 |
 231 leading a Phoenix stadium special through Parker, AZ. APR 17 1998 |
 231 at the original Central Pacific enginehouse facility in Oakland, CA. NOV 2000 |
 San Diegan making a station stop at Glendale, CA. JUL 1996 |
 Railfair '99 excursion special returning to Sacramento from its trip over Altamont Pass. JUN 1999 |
 Amtrak San Diegan led by Amtrak 231 making way south along the California coast between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. |
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 Railfair '99 excursion train returning to Sacramento, CA. JUN 1999 |
 Inbound street running Capitol Corridor / San Joaquin train in Oakland, CA. JUL 1999 |
 Northbound San Diegan passing a mural in San Diego, CA. JUL 1996 |
 Amtrak's 8th Street maintenance yards in Los Angeles, CA. 1996 |
 San Joaquin laying over in Bakersfield, CA. 2001 |
 Amtrak 231 with a Cascades Talgo train in Puyallup, WA with a view of Mt. Rainier. SEP 2000 |
 Amtrak Cascades Talgo passing through Puyallup, WA with 231. SEP 2000 |
 Amtrak 231 with private cars on a Pacific Surfliner train in San Diego, CA. JUL 2001 |
 Reno Fun Train passing through West Sacramento, CA. MAR 2001 |
 Approaching Fullerton, CA station; June 1997 |
 Fullerton, California; November 1997 |
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 Reno Fun Train special passing through Newcastle, California. MAR 2001 |
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