Amtrak 174 leads the California Zephyr, west of Batavia, IA 4/14/24

Amtrak locomotive 174, in new "Phase VII" paint, leads the eastbound California Zephyr through the countryside west of Batavia, Iowa, on the morning of April 14th, 2024. The train had just departed from its previous station stop of Ottumwa, Iowa, and is making good time along BNSF's Ottumwa Subdivision. This location is in between Batavia and Agency, near a point known as the "Eldon Y", where state highway 16 begins at US Highway 34 and heads south towards Eldon. The highway 16 bridge is visible in the background at the opening of this video.

174 was the first P42 locomotive repainted in Amtrak's latest Phase VII livery. I caught the engine as it made its first run on the Zephyr in Phase VII, in March 2024 (see this video:    • Amtrak 174, first "Phase VII"-painted P42,...  ), and also leading an incredibly late eastbound on April 8th (see here:    • Amtrak 174 and 161 Lead 22-hour Late Calif...  ). Following 174's repaint, three more P42's have been repainted as of this video's publishing, including units 82, 167, and 138, with all but 167 taking turns leading the California Zephyr at some point in the past month.

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