Amtrak 59 leads the eastbound Illinois Zephyr through Brookfield.

The Carolinian passes through the National Mall where Washington Channel meets the Tidal Basin in the spring of 2013. The short lived, but highly sought after Cherry Blossoms were in bloom and ju... (more)

Spending the night at Kansas City Union Station in Track 30 we find the trainset that came into town as Amtrak Train #313, and will depart at 8:15 AM as 314. In the background, Amtrak Train #3 is... (more)

Heading west on the Chicago Line under the EJ&E Railway at Pine Junction in 1979.

A late Amtrak 313 "River Runner" rounds the curve into the Kirkwood, Missouri Amtrak station, which is of MoPac heritage.

Amtrak 59 leads a Kansas City bound (313) Missouri River Runner through Washington, Missouri on UP's Jefferson City Subdivision.

Amtrak 391, The Illini, glides through the 40 MPH switch a North Carbondale a little over an hour and a half late. The train has traveled 305 miles over the last 6 hours and 15 minutes and is alm... (more)

AMTK 311 passes a "saved" MOPAC-era tri-light dwarf signal in the siding at Strasburg, Missouri. This signal was recently re-lit with new LEDs and placed on a new gravel base where it sat before. ... (more)

Outbound Lincoln Service #303 passes the Blues Brothers, located outside of the Polk-A-Dot Drive In. We're in Braidwood, Illinois, along historic Route 66.

A three hour late westbound Empire Builder has managed to dodge the clouds as it races northward near Reynolds.

The Capitol Limited had regained the Potomac River Valley some 7 miles east at Cherry Run and will traverse it all the way to Cumberland. This spot is known as Red Rock Crossing and a pair of Safe... (more)

VIA 97 with AMTK 59 on the point rolls through Hamilton Yard on the hot track as NECR 3840 works on the lead with 421s drop from this morning.

The French built Turbotrain is seen here passing Nero tower on the former New York Central line.

On a gorgeous late winter day, the westbound California Zephyr makes its way downgrade towards Glenwood Springs, roughly 15 miles away. Interstate 70, the Colorado River, and a paved recreation p... (more)

#5 is only beginning its trip to California, as it passes the BNSF's Eola Yard.