Sunny In San Luis Obispo. On the afternoon of July 25, 2020, both Amtrak Coast Starlights (Trains 11 and 14) were changing crews in San Luis Obispo, California at the same time. Train 14 (L... (more)

Paired Up. Webb Rail's former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) was joined by former New York Central lounge/diner/slee... (more)

Big Geep Acquisitions. On the night of Mach 26, 2022, Union Pacific 1068 (née-SSW 9669, GP60, 3/1990) and UP 1131 (née-SP 9606, GP60, 1/1988) sit outside the Amtrak Station in Redding, Ca... (more)

Amtrak 3 pulls the Sunset Limited into its station stop in Houston on a chilly Sunday morning

On Duty On Dunsmuir. Union Pacific Railroad 7967 (ES44AC/AC45CCTE, GE, 5/2012) pulled into Dunsmuir, California at just before 10:00 PM on March 26, 2022 leading a double stack train. There... (more)

Storm Looming. While it is still sunny in the foreground, the horizon has a frightening tinge in Deming, New Mexico on July 19, 2020. Just before the rain started, Webb Rail's former New Y... (more)

12/26/75 EB at Mendota, IL. Terry Norton Photo. Mendota had a large Union IC & CB & Q. Current station is remnant of original. Mendota tower can be seen in background. As the line curves to the ri... (more)

The "Big Boy" arrives in St. Louis during its 2021 Tour.

Rolling northbound thru the Ventura Amtrak Station at the Fairgrounds Union Pacific ES44AH no. 8080 leads the Guadalupe local.

Stars And Stripes. As AMTK 822 (P40DC) pulled into the former Chipley, Florida Amtrak Station with the ‪Amtrak‬ Gulf Coast inspection train P960 on February 19, 2016, local util... (more)

Running Local. The local Lugoff-Cayce turn begins pulling from the Amtrak Station in Columbia, SC, on its way to Cayce Yard to deliver some freight, including a few cars with some fresh sme... (more)

Amtrak River Runner #314 at the iconic Missouri Pacific Station in Kirkwood, MO.

While a steady rain falls, a pair of Amtrak New Haven-Springfield Shuttles are tied down because the day's rain has washed out the mainline not far south of Springfield. Amtrak cab car 9635 was o... (more)

An Erie Sight. Operated by a friendly engineer, the Erie leads a load of brand new BMWs past the Amtrak Station in Columbia, SC on its way to the Port in Charleston. Unusually, the Erie ha... (more)

Amtrak is back after a nearly 3 month hiatus due to COVID-19. After wyeing the consist for the morning departure, the crew walks back to the office to mark off. The crew told me that they are happ... (more)