On a bitter cold New Year's Day 2006 a New Haven bound "shuttle" negotiates a curve at Warehouse Point aka MP 50 on Amtrak's Springfield Line.

Coaster 638 lives up to its name as it makes its midmorning run from Oceanside to San Diego, Once there the crew will lay over in the yard until 4:30 PM for the evening commute. Del Mar Beach is ... (more)

The crews of Southbound 652 and Northbound 649 hold a group conference as the company mascot looks on from 652's cab

The engineer apparently turned into a Pumpkin for Halloween

I couldn't resist this shot... On its first day back in service after hitting a Semi, a clean 6906 was ironically tied down next to 6900 in San Diego. 6900 was the first stupid-driver casualty f... (more)

Metra ran a test train up and down the EJ&E Western Sub in anticipation for the start up of the proposed "StarLine." They filmed the trip both ways to document the routing and track condition. You... (more)

The conductor is visible in the engineers seat of train 651 as he protect's the engineer's shove while they perform what I've come to call the "651 shuffle". And yes, the unit on the right has a N... (more)

A crowd gathers at the doors of the "Baseball Coaster" at the official departure time of 10:15, unbeknownst to many of them , departure was still an hour away as the game was in extra innings.

A Milw. District West Line train loaded with civilians bound for their mundane Chicago jobs, coasts under one of the last remaining Penn Central style signal bridges in Chicago land.

An express Metra from Joliet is on the approach to La Salle St. Station with both the Chicago Airline and AMTK Lumber St. bridge's in the background.

AMT 102's hogger gives a wave as the set of former GO Transit cars accelerate out of Beaconsfield.

Cab Car at the end of a 10 car Pacific Surfliner cut that is laying over in San Diego for the weekend. Nikon Coolpix 3200

A Metra express high balls through the La Vergne Plant at 06:00, talk about early morning lighting...