Amtrak F40PHR 281 at the California State Railroad Museum

Twenty years after being retired from revenue service, Amtrak EMD F40PHR 281 is still running strong at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. With the museum hosting a variety of historic railcars and locomotives, the Sacramento Southern Railroad also offers weekend excursion train rides along the banks of the Sacramento River. Traveling to and from the museum, the Amtrak 281 happened to be running on this particular day.
With everything working out perfectly, I had an opportunity to see the 281 one Spring morning in 2022. While 281 was turned long hood forward for the Southbound runs, it was excellent to see and hear it running in person!
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[@bearbear1489]

I rode this excursion train not too long back. Roughly a month or two ago. It was a very interesting but short ride, and it's always nice to see a locomotive like this still being used.

[@rickeyhall4254]

Now they need one of the Caltrain F40PH-2s when they retire them.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

281 has one HOT horn

[@brianfalzon6739]

Glad these F40s have been saved and preserved to tourist railroads!

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

Sweet 👍 I was in downtown a few weeks ago and was lucky to catch it also 😀

[@CEO100able]

That Phase III Amtrak F40PHR is still in use? Fantastic!

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

That’s right!

[@BigNate5404]

I would want to love to visit that Museum and see Both The F40 and The ATSF F7. Probably two of the most iconic American diesels

[@nickel_plate_fan5376]

that thing needs a little bit of love on the paint work

[@gotransitrailfan]

Nice

[@RailfanBrenden.]

1:11 Nice Amtrak 281 AT CSRM

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

It’s funny because 281 sounds a lot like AMT 293 when it on the Mbta back in 2015