A late Amtrak 4 scurries through the rural community of Scranton on the original stretch of Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe mainline from Topeka to Emporia, built between 1868 and 1870. Present day... (more)

Empire Service train 282 at Perinton, NY.

I've always wanted a shot with the Sears tower in the background. Well this past Sunday, I finally got a chance at it. Earlier in the day Amtrak 42 led Amtrak 8 into Chicago. As luck would have it... (more)

Amtrak 83 sits outside Amtraks shops in Chicago, IL while the Sears tower looks on.

An Amtrak work train approaches the MARC West Baltimore station.

A Philadelphia-bound Keystone Corridor train eases to a stop in Parkesburg, Pa., on its way from Harrisburg. Trains run with cab cars on one end and locomotives on the other, and there is no rhyme... (more)

A daytime running of The Crescent #20 check. Getting it under old Southern signals check. A 9 hour late number 20 comes around the curve and under the Southern signals at Lowell, NC. Today makes t... (more)

The engineer of Amtrak #7, the westbound Empire Builder, washes the front of his lead locomotive as they make their nightly station stop at St. Paul Union Depot. Steve Glischinski and Bob Ball put... (more)

Variety abounds at the 18th Street Locomotive Shop. The Siemens Testing Charger prepares to make its first run. The 406 heritage unit rests nearby.

Departing Union Station under the Chicago skyline.

Amtrak P092 flies past the old signal 5 minutes late on his way to Tampa.

Amtrak's Veterans Memorial Unit exhibited at Union Depot during Train Day.

Amtrak Nose Study #3

Amtrak MP21B 591 as seen at the Redondo Junction engine facility in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2017. Built by Motive Power Industries in 2010. Ph... (more)

Amtrak Nose Study #2

Amtrak F59PHI 454 as seen at the Redondo Junction engine facility in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2017. Built by EMD in June 1998. Photographed on ... (more)

Amtrak Nose Study #1

Amtrak P42DC 2 as seen at the Redondo Junction engine facility in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2017. Built by General Electric in August 1996. Phot... (more)