NE933
Conductor
Got sight at another railfan/advocate forum website, of what is clearly one of the P40 Genesis units being redone in a dark variation of Phase 3 stripping. Captions refer to the site as Beeche Grove. Not only have the stripes returned under a dark navy rooftop, but the original large font size name is emblazoned across the face. No tiny "amtraks" here. What is likely a combo of rumor mill and preliminary fact, there are statements that Amtrak is assembling a sort of 'Heritage Train' for its 40th birthday, and that the reverse arrow logo will bump the current three sheets to the wind. Speculation about this going system wide are rampant; while we wait and sort out fact from fiction, it is very telling that many believe such a move would generate oodles of excitment that would benefit Amtrak with renewed interest and vigor, bringing the six lettered name out of polically correct obscurity and make it come alive in bold style the way it was before, a way that worked very well.