Heritage at the Pond: It's a crisp Thanksgiving Day morning and Amtrak train number 516 is rolling by as it approaches the Fairhaven station in Bellingham, Washington. Leading the charge on today's train is the Amtrak 156 "heritage unit", depicting the company's Phase I paint scheme.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
With two sections of the Empire Builder, the Coast Starlight, Seattle, the Cascade Mountains, Columbia Valley and Puget Sound, Washington state offers rail buffs plenty of variety and beauty.
