Amtrak meets Sprinter at Wisconsin Ave. on the Surf-Line just south of the Oceanside Transit Center.

RIO PUERCO NM Sept 11 1980 -- Amtrak SDP40F 506 leads the Southwest Limited under New Mexico skies on Santa Fe's Transcon. When Amtrak took over the train from Santa FE it retained its Super Chief... (more)

The northbound Coast Starlight arrives at Portland in March 1994.

After stepping off the Southwest Chief in La Junta, I find myself pacing the train along the Raton Subdivision on U.S. Route 350. The Chief is running at its maximum track speed of ... (more)

Twice per day, the magnetic flagman manufactured by Griswold wigs and wags back and forth for the passing of Amtrak's Southwest Chief. This grade crossing signal is the last of its kind al... (more)

After spending more than an hour in the Oakland Coach Yard having a "mainline plug" addressed, Amtrak 11 pauses at Jack London Square to complete its station work before continuing south... (more)

With the coming of the new Siemens Chargers...this trio of F59PHI's has their days numbered as they are seen between trips at Amtrak's Oakland Coach Yard.

Amtrak Train #5 at Norden exiting the 10,322' long "Big Hole" tunnel that is bored under Mount Judah between Soda Springs and Eder.

Amtrak 7 leaves downtown Chicago, Illinois with AMTK 469 in the lead.

NS 24E holds the main, flipping on the lights to roll by Amtrak #19, The Crescent, on a gloomy morning. Anyone who knows me understands I do not photograph in cloudy conditions, but this photo en... (more)

Golden Hills in the Golden State

Amtrak's Coast Starlight is famed for its views of the Pacific Ocean. But even though the old Southern Pacific mainline veers inland a bit at... (more)

Heading for Cuesta Grade

Amtrak train #14, the northbound (westbound in Southern Pacific's timetable) Coast Starlight, departs San Luis Obispo, California, on July 1, 1976 (Am... (more)

A very late westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief works through Martinez on the Cajon Sub.

Water for My Horses

It is Independence Day Eve (is that a thing?) 1974 and Amtrak's southbound (eastbound, in Southern Pacific vernacular) Coast Starlight, train #11, makes it... (more)

Amtrak's southbound Crescent heads for New Orleans as it rolls by Heflin Alabama.