Amtrak train No. 6 is about to overtake an eastbound UP loaded coal train in the siding at Rocky where he'll tie down as Denver has no room for them.

It's just after sunset with temperatures close to zero as Amtrak train no. 6, the California Zephyr, wastes no time descending the grade at Coal Creek Canyon during the cold blue hour.

With the temperature close to zero, Amtrak train no. 6, the California Zephyr descends the grade at Big Ten Curve with the Denver Metro area in the background.

It's a passenger train! It's a freight train! It's ... a 30-car mixed train! Amtrak #3, the westbound Southwest Chief, departs Fullerton, California, on July 13th, 2003 - just shy... (more)

The Lake Shore Limited leaves the Windy City behind as it departs 20 minutes late for New York.

Saturday was a troublesome day for train traffic up on the mountain. Earlier, a southbound (uphill) Q train stalled on the mainline at this location due to the failure of one of its DPUs. It too... (more)

Amtrak 169 leads 11 south through the Edna Valley at the base of the Santa Lucia Mountains.

A railfan asks for the "honk" sign as Amtrak 169 pilots 11 south at Rincon State Beach.

The eastbound Southwest Chief passes through Placentia in the late afternoon light, kicking up clouds of dust along Orangethorpe Avenue.

Just in the nick of sun... Amtrak 91 just...makes it into the sun as it speeds southbound in Seville on a cool morning.

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, passes Rocky siding on the afternoon of October 23, 2011. Three levels of track can be seen here, and Amtrak will negotiate them all within a few minutes. The ... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, finishes encircling Big 10 Curve and approaches the east switch of Clay siding on the afternoon of October 23, 2011. This long 10° curve uses a mesa and 2 per... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief is running right around 1 and a half hours late this morning, as it glides through Santa Ana Canyon.

Amtrak's Capital Limited stops to pick up a few passengers heading west to Chicago.