602 rolls into the station on a rainy afternoon.

The sun tries to break through on a stormy summer morning at BWI as a Northeast Regional rounds the bend.

Northeast Regional train 129 crosses a very frozen Raritan River into the setting sun. Weeks of below freezing temperatures have caused the relatively shallow river to freeze over.

An Amtrak Cities Sprinter races past the Holmesburg Prison located in Northeast Philadelphia. The prison, built in 1896 and closed (for the most part) in 1995 has quite a marred history which I w... (more)

Amtrak Regional arriving in Old Saybrook with the ACS-64 leading.

New locomotive in a heavy snow.

Some kids fishing take a moment to look at the passing Northeast Regional above. I was hoping to catch an AEM-7 on this train in the golden evening light, a task that will become much harder very... (more)

A Northeast Regional zips across the Susquehanna River, led by an ACS-64 at dusk.

Amtrak train 159 is led across the former Pennsy bridge from Trenton, NJ to Morrisville, PA on a beautiful Spring evening.

As of this date, only three of Amtrak's new "Cities Sprinter" ACS-64 locomotives are in revenue service, but they continue to operate regularly between Washington, DC and New York City. Northeast... (more)

Turning Heads Some passengers turn to take a look at the brand new locomotive that pulled their train into the Big Apple.

New ACS-64 601 kicks up a good cloud of snow pulling into BWI. Those LED headlights sure are focused and bright. The abrupt on/off of the flashing ditch lights is a bit strange at first too, but... (more)

A new era in Amtrak motive power is quickly approaching, as demonstrated during a media day to showcase the testing of the new Siemens USA-built "American Cities Sprinter" ACS-64. Once debuted on ... (more)

A new era in Amtrak motive power is quickly approaching, as demonstrated during a media day to showcase the testing of the new Siemens USA-built "American Cities Sprinter" ACS-64. Once debuted on ... (more)