"More miraculous" doesn't imply "not miraculous"

How many other F40s in original, operable condition are there? (We can rule out anything about the Grand Canyon F40s as 'miraculous' in any respect, as they're retained and kept as working locomotives...)

I'll grant you it's hyperbole. But we should be celebrating something saved in good running condition, not grumping that other efforts did more.

The miracle is not so much the physical fact but that Chris pulled it off and at a young age. Others talk; he did. And he got the precise unit he wanted.

The one at the California State Railroad Museum (281), runs.

I was watching a video of Amtrak trains and saw that F40 car body #90406 (nee-#406) is still in service as a cab control car on the Downeaster. It was internally gutted to be part of the Amtrak 40th Anniversary display train, and is still wearing the lettering for that anniversary, in fairly well-cared for Phase III livery, with ditch lights being the only obvious change from it's as-delivered appearance in 1986 as part of the last group of 10 bought by Amtrak. I'm sure Amtrak intends to keep using it for the time being, but some group should probably make it known they are interested in having it when the time comes for it to be retired. It would be a decent museum piece for a museum that does not operate equipment, like say Strasburg, which already has several Amtrak pieces in their collection, including an E60 and AEM7. This would complete their collection for that era (at least for what still exists).