Amtrak #4 makes their way into Iowa as they cross the Des Moines River. The Chief has less than 20 miles to the next stop at Ft. Madison, and is making good time from LA with nearly on-time schedu... (more)
Night In New Haven. Making up the power for an overnight work train in the Parcel G Yard in New Haven, Connecticut, an Amtrak crew approaches AMTK 740 (GP38-3, Phase VII) with AMTK 537 (MP... (more)
Amtrak Midwest engines and cars up front with an Amfleet and Horizon food car toward the rear.
Amtrak Midwest Chargers sit in the yard.
Jack stands are used to raise an Amfleet Coach in order to swap out a wheel set (not the missing wheel set). The new wheel set will be rolled under the car and carefully aligned as the car is lowe... (more)
AMTK 198 (P42DC) skirts the base of Blue Mountain as it heads into Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
Amtrak’s 50th anniversary locomotive painted in Heritage I colors, GE P42DC, No. 161, leads the eastbound California Zephyr into the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Ei... (more)
As a passenger watches out the rear window, the California Zephyr 5 train gets ready to enter the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.
As light snow falls over Denver, Colorado, the California Zephyr 5 train gets ready to back into Union Station, which sits amongst the high-rise buildings.
It seems the California Zephyr is destined to be led by a pair of Phase VII P42's. This colorful consist is a welcomed addition for photographs along the Moffat Route.
The California Zephyr 5 train has left Denver and is running towards Rocky, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
Amtrak 53 takes the siding with 91 expected to overtake which did not happen, 53 continued south ahead of 91.
With most Amtrak trains doing the posted 70mph (60mph for freight) on the Mohawk, Amtrak P-281 with the "Connecting America for 50 Years" midnight blue 100 unit passes Lock 14 at restric... (more)
Amtrak P42 99 shoves a trainset into the yard in Chicago.
The California Zephyr 5 train runs through Keenesburg, Colorado at sunrise.