Final approach, final time...this summer. As Amtrak Train 242 heads down the Park Avenue Viduct into the tunnel that will bring it to Grand Central Terminal, we catch a number of other MTA Metro-N... (more)

"Amtrak Visits Harlem"

As Amtrak 242 (P42DC 114 leading) heads down the Park Avenue Viaduct into Grand Central Terminal on Friday, August 4, 2017, we have some idea as to the intense volume of rush hour service that tra... (more)

With 3 engines and 12 cars, Amtrak Train 4 blasts east on the BNSF Marceline Sub. at the 422 signal bridge near Orrick.

There was no #4 yesterday, because it struck a misalignment in the tra... (more)

"Silver Meteor" headed north just before dawn

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr climbs the front range of the Rockies as it leaves Rocky, Colorado, and heads toward Big 10 Curve on August 11, 2015.

Salt Lake Central station is bustling with activity through the day with its numerous TRAX light-rail and FrontRunner commuter trains. Once those trains have gone away for the night, two Amtrak tr... (more)

On Father's Day of 2015, a small recreation of the famous California Zephyr traveled from Sacramento to Portola and back. This train allowed passengers to view the rarely traveled Feather River Ca... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr made a rare daylight appearance through Utah's Jordan Narrows on June 12, 2015. Train 5 was running 21 hours and 18 minutes behind schedule due to a freight train derail... (more)

A shot you should never see of Amtrak in the daylight. Today I was able to photograph a 21 hour late Amtrak just above the old town of Thistle in Spanish Fork Canyon. The start of the Red Narrows ... (more)

The sun is not yet above the horizon

Amtrak #4 passes an old Santa Fe water tower as it heads east through Chapelle, NM on 7/23/13. The meet between #3 and #4 would take place at the east of Chapelle today as Amtrak #3 was running la... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder accelerates through Fall River, Wisconsin led by two of Amtrak's finest and even a bit dirty locomotives. The train is a minute or so away from the next station... (more)

The westbound SOUTHWEST CHIEF meets an eastbound freight at Watrous, New Mexico, March 6, 2005. Watrous siding is located just east of Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the La Junta, Colorado, to Albuquer... (more)

Well, things haven't exactly gone as planned for this westbound Empire Builder and its extra string of private cars. The train left Chicago nearly four hours late after having to bad order ... (more)