On Track On Line - P42 Retirement Status

P42 Retirement Watch

Last Update: October 1, 2025

  This page provides a consolidated status of the P42s as they are removed from service or converted to cab control vehicles 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.
  P42s with a yellow background indicate units seen at Beech Grove at the end of August 2025 in a video on YouTube by NKY Railfan.

DISPOSITION CODES: FS-For Sale, R-Retired, SD-Stored Dead, WR-Wrecked.

Status Information

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P42 Status Summary
		Disposition
Amtrak No.	Status	Code	Unit No.	Date	Other Notes
1	Inactive	SD		Mar-19	WR snow clearing train, Longmeadow, MA, Mar-17 FS Oct-19
2	Inactive	SD		Feb-24
3	Inactive	SD		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
10	Active
11	Active
12	Inactive	SD		May-22
13	Active
14	Active
15	Active
16	Inactive	SD		Sep-20
17	Inactive	WR		Jul-23	WR Train 92 Lakeland, FL, Jul-24
18	Active
19	Active
20	Inactive	SD		Oct-19
21	Inactive	R		Jun-19	WR Jul-15; Sold 2019
22	Active
23	Active
24	Inactive	SD		Sept-20
25	Active
26	Inactive	SD		May-22
27	Inactive	SD		Sep-25
28	Inactive	WR		Aug-23	SD Mar-23
29	Active
30	Active
31	Inactive	SD		Oct-24
32	Inactive	SD		Feb-20
33	Active
34	Inactive	SD		May-22
35	Inactive	WR		Aug-23
36	Inactive	WR		Aug-23
37	Active
38	Active
39	Active
40	Active
41	Inactive	WR		Jan-24	WR Train 6 Keenesburg, CO, Jan-24
42	Inactive	SD		Oct-24
43	Active				Damaged-Crossing Accident, Train 5(15), Roggen, CO, 9/16/25
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				Damaged-Crossing Accident, Train 5(2), New Castle, CO, 7/3/25
52	Inactive	SD		May-22
53	Active
54	Inactive	SD		Jan-25
55	Active				Damaged-Crossing Accident, Train 22(10), Terrell, TX, 9/10/25
56	Active
57	Active
58	Active
59	Active
60	Active
61	Active
62	Active
63	Active				Damaged-Crossing Accident, Train 22(3), MP 156 (S. of Temple, TX), 9/3/25
64	Inactive	SD		Oct-19
65	Inactive	R		Apr-25	SD Apr-16; scrapped Apr-25
66	Inactive	R		Apr-25	SD Jan-16; FS Feb-25; scrapped Apr-25
67	Inactive	R		Apr-25	SD Jul-19; FS Feb-25; scrapped Apr-25
68	Active
69	Active
70	Inactive	R		Jun-19	Sold 2019
71	Active
72	Active
73	Inactive	SD		Jun-21
74	Inactive	WR		Jul-23	WR Train 14 Moorpark, CA, Jun-23
75	Active
76	Active
77	Active
78	Active
79	Active
80	Inactive	SD		Aug-19	WR Train 58 Slidell, LA, Apr-11 FS Oct-19
81	Active				Damaged, Train 5(13), Nederland, CO, 7/14/25, truck on tracks at grade crossing.
82	Active
83	Active
84	Inactive	WR		Jul-23	WR Train 92 Lakeland, FL, Jul-23
85	Active
86	Active
87	Active
88	Active
89	Active
90	Active
91	Inactive	R		Apr-25	WR Train 7/27 Granville, ND, Nov-15 SD Jun-19; FS Feb-25; scrapped Apr-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
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
123	Active
124	Active
125	Active
126	Active
127	Active
128	Inactive	R		Apr-22	WR Train 351 Grasslake, MI, Feb-12; FS-2019
129	Active
130	Active
131	Active
132	Active
133	Inactive	SD		Dec-23	WR Train 4 Mendon, MO, Jun-22
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	R		Apr-25	SD Jun-31; FS Feb-25; scrapped Apr-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
166	Inactive	to	9701	May-25	WR Train 4 Mendon, MO, Jun-22
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; FS 2019
179	Active
180	Active
181	Active
182	Active
183	Inactive	to	9704	Sep-25
184	Inactive	to	9700	Oct-24	Prototype Cab-Only Conversion
185	Inactive	SD		Oct-19	WR Train 80 Halifax, NC, Mar-15
186	Active
187	Active
188	Active
189	Active
190	Active
191	Inactive	SD		Jun-21
192	Active
193	Active
194	Active
195	Inactive	to	9703	Sep-25	WR Train 58 Manchac, LA, Aug-20
196	Active
197	Inactive	SD		May-22
198	Active
199	Active
200	Inactive	SD		Oct-17	Rock Strike, Las Vegas, NM
201	Active
202	Active
203	Active
204	Active
205	Active				Grade crossing strike, Train 822, Valley View, TX, 5/25/2025
206	Active
207	Active

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The information on all the Amtrak roster pages is as accurate as possible as of the date listed at the top of individual pages. Webmasters David and HaRRy wish to thank El Simon, former Associate Editor of Passenger Train Journal, for his assistance in preparing this page.

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