Arriving in White River Junction with a large contingency of rail and government officials aboard the train for National Train Day festivities at the depot, Amtrak's southbound Vermonter train 55 ... (more)

AMTK PO52 crossing McGirts Creek Bridge, just like every day.

Amtrak #22 raises a cloud of dust as it thumps over the mud encased I&M diamond on the passing siding at Ridgely in preparation for a meet with Amtrak #301.

On our way to visit the Kankakee, Beaverville, & Southern, a brief pit stop in Gilman yielded this reward in the golden early morning light.

Amtrak Coast Starlight #14 detoured over the Portland & Western "Oregon Electric" District on July 6, 2008, due to a temporary closure of the UP mainline in south Salem. Here is the train at MP 88... (more)

The Seattle skyline is an impressive backdrop for King St. Station. Taken from a passing geometry train.

Amtrak 162 leads Train 339 as it heads west out of Union Station bound for Milwaukee.

The Illinois Zephyr heads went into Easter's setting sun.

The Lakeshore Limited meets the dawn.

Amtrak train #43 criuses westbound toward Pittsburgh.

What I though was a combined Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited actually turned out to be the Capitol Limited with Amfleet cars deadheading en route to Seattle to stand in for Talgo cars that ... (more)

The Southwest Chief slides by us towards Summit. In the far right of the photo where the lights bounce are where the Silverwood connecter from the UP joins up with the BNSF.

Downeaster 682 highballs from Dover on time at 0951, being shoved by P42DC 162. This shot cost me a pretty funny-looking (I'm sure) fall in the shoreline mud.

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited heads east behind a beat up looking 162.

Approaching Shed 10...notice the nice little hole on the front of the 162??