With the Amtrak Detours going on as work continues on the high speed rail line between St. Louis and Chicago the Amtrak Texas Eagle makes a rare appearance through Rural Sullivan Illinois.

Amtrak train #5 is finally departing now an hour behind schedule after a complex locomotive swap in Denver. The train is pulling away from the temporary station as work is continuing on the modern... (more)

Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief, pauses at KCUS before continuing west.

Running five hours late, Amtrak train #3, the "Southwest Chief," rushes through Frost, just south of Victorville, California, as it ticks off the last 119 miles of its 2265-mile trip from Chicago ... (more)

Amtrak westbound train #3 the Southwest Limited splits the often photographed semaphores located at the east siding switch Wagon Mound. These signals are still in service but sadly only this train... (more)

Eastbound "Empire Builder" passes the Horsethief Lake dam on time

The Empire Builder flies through Lake Park almost 6 hours behind schedule as high water and slow track continue to plague its schedule on a daily basis.

Hiding. Three years after my last visit to the EBT, I found time to sneak away from Homecoming in State College to visit Orbisonia again, and found M4 stashed away inside the shop w... (more)

Not Quite The Broadway Limited. Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian hustles west down track two, leaving Tyrone in its wake and heading for the station stop at Altoona, nine mil... (more)

A rare opportunity to catch an Amtrak train on the Overland Route as #5 is seen speeding through Morgan, UT as noted by the giant 'M' on the hillside above the train.

Amtrak 5 detouring over the Union Pacific Overland Route due to summer track maintenance on it's normal route of the Moffat Line.

Pleasantly surprised to have clear skies on my day off I decided to go shoot Amtrak from a spot I haven't shot from yet. Departing MSP approximately 20 minutes late Amtrak 8 heads through Saint P... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr is pictured at Echo Canyon on a scheduled detour along UP's Overland Route through Utah and Wyoming. While Union Pacific maintenance of way forces complete a major track... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr is pictured at Echo Canyon on a scheduled detour along UP's Overland Route through Utah and Wyoming. While Union Pacific maintenance of way forces complete a major track... (more)