On Track On Line - P42 Retirement Status

P42 Retirement Watch

Last Update: May 1, 2025

This page provides a consolidated status of the P42s as they are removed from service coincident with the acceptance of ALC-42 diesel locomotives. For clarity, the :#, which reflects the number of time a road number has been used, are not included in this table. DISPOSITION CODES: FS-For Sale, R-Retired, SD-Stored Dead, WR-Wrecked.
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P42 Status Summary
		Disposition
Amtrak No.	Status	Code	Unit No.	Date	Other Notes
1	Inactive	SD		Mar-19	WR Longmeadow, MA, Mar-17 FS Oct-19, at BEE: drone Feb-24
2	Inactive	SD		Feb-24	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
3	Inactive	SD		Feb-24	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
4	Active
5	Active
6	Inactive	SD		Apr-24	Training Unit at Bear
7	Active
8	Inactive	R		Nov-16	WR Train 371 Porter, IN, Nov-07
9	Inactive	SD		Aug-20	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
10	Active
11	Active
12	Inactive	SD		May-22	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
13	Active
14	Active
15	Active
16	Inactive	SD		Sep-20	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
17	Inactive	WR		Jul-23	WR Train 92 Lakeland, FL At BEE: drone video Feb-24
18	Active
19	Active
20	Inactive	SD		Oct-19	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
21	Inactive	R		Jun-19	WR Jul-15; Sold 2019
22	Active				Repaired following Tree Encounter Train 84, Norfolk, 5/31/24
23	Active
24	Inactive	SD		Sept-20	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
25	Active
26	Inactive	SD		May-22	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
27	Active
28	Inactive	WR		Aug-23	SD Mar-23, at BEE: drone Feb-24
29	Active
30	Active
31	Uncertain				At BEE: drone video Feb-24
32	Inactive	SD		Feb-20	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
33	Active
34	Inactive	SD		May-22	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
35	Inactive	WR		Aug-23	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
36	Inactive	WR		Aug-23	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
37	Active
38	Active
39	Active
40	Active
41	Inactive	WR		Jan-24	WR Train 6, Keenesburg, CO, Jan-24
42	Inactive				At BEE: drone video Feb-24
43	Active
44	Active
45	Active
46	Active
47	Inactive	R		Jan-19	WR Train 91, Cayce, SC, Feb-18
48	Active
49	Inactive	R		Jun-19	SD Dec-11, Fire, Sold 2019
50	Active
51	Active
52	Inactive	SD		May-22	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
53	Active
54	Inactive	SD		Jan-25
55	Active
56	Active
57	Active
58	Active
59	Active
60	Active
61	Active
62	Active
63	Active
64	Inactive	SD		Oct-19	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
65	Inactive	SD		Apr-16	At BEE: drone video Feb-24 FS Feb-25
66	Inactive	SD		Jan-16	At BEE: drone video Feb-24 FS Feb-25
67	Inactive	SD		Jul-19	At BEE: drone video Feb-24 FS Feb-25
68	Active
69	Active
70	Inactive	R		Jun-19	Sold 2019
71	Active
72	Active
73	Inactive	SD		Jun-21	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
74	Inactive	WR		Jul-23	WR Train 14, Moorpark, CA, Jun-23
75	Active
76	Active
77	Active				Repaired following Tree Encounter, Tr. 50, Clifton Forge, 5/5/24
78	Active
79	Active
80	Inactive	SD		Aug-19	WR Train 58 Slidell, LA, Apr-11 FS Oct-19
81	Active
82	Active
83	Active
84	Inactive	WR		Jul-23	WR Train 92 Lakeland, FL, Jul-23 At BEE: drone video Feb-24
85	Active
86	Active
87	Active
88	Active
89	Active
90	Active
91	Inactive	SD		Jun-19	WR Train 7/27, Granville, ND, Nov-15, Drone video Feb-24 FS Feb-25
92	Active
93	Active
94	Active
95	Active
96	Active
97	Active
98	Active
99	Active
100	Active
101	Active
102	Inactive	R		Mar-19	WR Train 55, Northfield, VT, Oct-15
103	Active
104	Active
105	Active
106	Active
107	Active
108	Active				Repaired following Fire, Train 682, Wells, ME, 8/5/2024.
109	Active
110	Active
111	Active
112	Active
113	Active
114	Active
115	Active
116	Active
117	Active
118	Active
119	Active
120	Active
121	Active
122	Active				Damaged Train 49, Kirkville, NY, 2/8/25
123	Active
124	Active
125	Active
126	Active
127	Active
128	Inactive	R		Apr-22	WR Train 351, Grasslake, MI, Feb-12
129	Active
130	Active
131	Active
132	Active
133	Inactive	SD		Dec-23	WR Train 4, Mendon, MO, Jun-22 At BEE: drone video Feb-24
134	Active
135	Active
136	Active
137	Active
138	Active
139	Active
140	Active
141	Inactive	R		Apr-22	SD Apr-13; FS 2019
142	Active
143	Inactive	R		Apr-11	WR Train 5, Wendover, Utah, 9/13/01
144	Inactive	SD		Feb-25
145	Active
146	Active
147	Active
148	Active
149	Inactive	R		Apr-11	WR Train 5, Wendover, Utah, 9/13/01
150	Active
151	Active
152	Active
153	Active
154	Active
155	Active
156	Inactive	SD		Jun-21	At BEE: drone video Feb-24 FS Feb-25
157	Active
158	Active
159	Active
160	Active				Damaged-Tree Encounter, Train 51(6), 4/6/25, near Cincinnati
161	Inactive	WR		Nov-24	Fire, Ivy City, 11/26/2024
162	Inactive	WR		Feb-19
163	Active
164	Active
165	Inactive	SD		Feb-22	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
166	Uncertain	SD		Dec-23	WR Train 4, Mendon, MO, Jun-22 At BEE: drone video Feb-24
167	Active
168	Active				Damaged-Crossing Accident Train 41(20), Tampa, 3/22/25
169	Active
170	Active
171	Active
172	Inactive	SD		Dec-24
173	Inactive	SD		Sep-20
174	Active
175	Active
176	Active
177	Inactive	to	9702	Jan-25
178	Inactive	R		Apr-22	WR Train 20, Slidell, LA, Apr-11
179	Active
180	Active
181	Active
182	Active
183	Active
184	Inactive	to	9700	Oct-24	Prototype Cab-Only Conversion
185	Inactive	SD		Oct-19	WR Train 80 Halifax, NC, Mar-15 At BEE: drone video Feb-24
186	Active
187	Active
188	Active
189	Active
190	Active
191	Inactive	SD		Jun-21
192	Active
193	Active				At BEE: drone video Feb-24
194	Active
195	Uncertain	SD		Jun-21	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
196	Active
197	Inactive	SD		May-22	At BEE: drone video Feb-24
198	Active
199	Active
200	Inactive	SD			SD Oct-17 Rock Strike, Las Vegas, NM At BEE: drone video Feb-24
201	Active
202	Active
203	Active
204	Active
205	Active
206	Active
207	Active				Damaged-Train 6, near Bond, CO, 3/6/25

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