Sunrise #1 of a multi dawn wake up call for me to catch the California Zephyr with some vibrant colors!

Amtrak 91 hustles through Seville right on time.

Amtrak 91 races into Seville. Scenes like this will change soon as Chargers are slowly taking over Amtrak long distance services.

The Silver Star zips into Seville running on time. Several days later #17 would strike a car carrier derailing the motor.

Amtrak 17 leads the Star into Seville. About a month later this motor was damaged in a crash with a truck in Lakeland

Wild wild west! Tumbleweed, barbed wire, and a passenger train in the distance. The California Zephyr is racing east to its next station stop of Winnemucca where it will return to home rails of th... (more)

Amtrak 80 enters Raleigh City limits and passes over I-40 in an early fall morning.

A 2-hour late Amtrak 29 rolls through Washington Grove with a salute from the engineer. Mechanical issues were the cause of the 2-hour late departure from DC. The delayed departure caused 29 to be... (more)

Amtrak 91 with the Operations Lifesaver unit. Because Florida drivers like to drive into trains here it's trailing.

Irony on first Florida visit is Amtrak's motor promoting crossing safety trailing, due to Amtrak's fears of a Florida driver somewhere hitting it, an unfortunate record in this state.

After an on-time arrival, Amtrak's Capitol Limited makes an on-time departure leaving Cumberland, MD. Amtrak Train 29 is seen departing Cumberland under a dramatic sky after some Spring Showers.

An Amtrak train heads south out of Washington, DC.

The snow is deep, and the temperatures are -4 degrees as the California Zephyr runs through a winter wonderland at Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr runs through the trees at Crescent, Colorado after a heavy snowstorm dumped 10-12 inches in the area.

The Many Faces of Amtrak

Sitting at Amtrak's 16th Street Diesel Shop is a variety of motive power: On the left is AMTK MP14B 592, and next to that is Illinois Department of Tran... (more)