Amtrak's Hiawatha Service train for Milwaukee glides past the Metra platforms at Morton Grove as my 4 year old daughter Avery waves them on.

Amtrak's Phase II heritage unit sits inside Union Station on National Train Day.

Conductor on Amtrak NEC Regional 176 with Amtrak Phase II unit #66 wipes his brow before boarding another large crowd. The train's ridership has surpassed all expectations. The train originates ... (more)

Amtrak Regional Train #66 With Heritage Phase II Engine #66 loads passengers in Williamsburg that are headed to Richmond and points north to Boston. April 2011.

Northbound Amtrak Regional P066 was passing across Hermitage Road and under the former SAL signal bridge in Richmond, VA on April 17, 2011 with P42 No. 66.

Heritage unit 66 leads train #66 towards Acca Yard enroute to DC from Newport News.

Heritage unit 66 leads train #67 thru the crossover at Lee Hall, nearing its destination of Newport News.

Heritage unit 66 brings train #66 to a stop at the station in Williamsburg.

Heritage unit 66 leads train number 66 away from the station stop at Williamsburg.

Amtrak Heritage Phase II Engine #66 on Amtrak Regional Train #66 which originated in Newport News now passes through Richmond, VA with its next stop at the Staples Mill Road Station. April 2011.

Amtrak's Phase II Heritage Engine #66 leads the Northeast Regional Train #66 having just left Newport News VA and is arriving at its first stop in Williamsburg VA. April 2011.

Amtrak's Phase II Heritage Unit, AMTK 66, appropriately leads Northeast Regional Train 66 thru Hermitage Road as it leaves the CSX Bellwood Subdivision and enters the Richmond Terminal Subdivision... (more)

Detouring southbound Coast Starlight train #11 rounds the big curve at Caliente and begins the stiff climb toward the summit of Tehachapi Pass.

OUCH!

Because of the low sun, the bricks on the old train station really stand out while nose bleeding #66 leading the Adirondack passes by without stopping...