Amtrak train #93 with ACS-64 621 leading at Mamaroneck.

ZAP! After a lot of patience, I captured a good sized arc, or the visible discharge of electricity between the catenary wire and pantograph's carbon strips. At high speeds, some arcing is ... (more)

The "Coke" or "Polar Bear" unit was the first and so far only wrap (but likely not the last) to be applied to an ACS-64, gathering a lot of interest among fans and travelers. ... (more)

Amtrak's Crescent hustles past a Conrail local working a siding adjacent to the Northeast Corridor in Bristol, PA. The former PRR Grundy Tower can be seen in the distance near the I-95 bri... (more)

Salutes Our Veterans. On the morning of January 5, 2020, Amtrak 161 crosses Shaw's Cove in New London, Connecticut with AMTK 642 (Siemens ACS-64) leading. The special paint scheme, notably ... (more)

Presidents. Amtrak Train 173 sped through Wilmington, Delaware on the former Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct on July 21, 2016 with Siemens ACS-64 AMTK 600 leading. This engine was dedicated t... (more)

Dock Bridge. Amtrak 663 leads a westbound Keystone train into Newark Penn station, with the massive Dock Bridge looming in the background.

Super Fresh. An Amtrak Northeast Regional train races west through New Brunswick, NJ.

Train 55 the Vermonter to Washington, D.C. with Amtrak's 50th Anniversary P42 108 Phase VI trailing.

Photo Finish: With late word that Phase V 50th Anniversary P42 #46 was in tow on Northeast Regional Train 157, I managed to make it to Metuchen station and catch it in action with a... (more)

Amtrak diesel P42DC 105 is in the consist of Northeast Regional train 143(2) en route to the Ivy City shops of Washington D.C. for routine maintenance.

Sundays only northeast regional 149 bypasses Madison station.

A Cities Sprinter leads a southbound Northeast Regional through Elizabeth.

A pair of Cities Sprinters leads the southbound Crescent into the s-curve at Elizabeth.