Amtrak's United Aircraft Turbo Train was on display at the former GN station in Minneapolis as part of a nationwide tour in September 1971. It drew a lot of attention with a crowd still waiting to... (more)

During Amtrak's first year one highlight was the tour of the United Aircraft Turbo Train across the country. I was able to catch it during its evening open house at Minneapolis. It had arrived fro... (more)

Power for Southern Railway's Crescent sits among Amtrak power in the Ivy City engine terminal. Visible are Amtrak F40's 275, 278 (MU'ed with SDP40F 606), and 285, Southern Railway 6910, and a stor... (more)

Boarding passengers await as VIA's afternoon nonstop TurboTrain run between Montreal and Toronto slows for the pickup at suburban Dorval, Quebec. From here the speedy train would make no further p... (more)

CN Turbo set 129 enters Montreal Central Station trainshed for a late-afternoon departure for Toronto on August 19, 1970

Penn Central began revenue operation of the DOT-owned United Aircraft TurboTrains in April 1969. On one of its first runs as PC train 3002 between New York and Boston, a Turbo glides into New Have... (more)

Amtrak's High-Speed Rail Improvement Project shows more progress:

An Amtrak Keystone led by ACS-64 No. 646 races south (Amtrak west) through Princeton Junction, NJ on Track 2 under a now even m... (more)

Bill Clynes photo. Interior of UA Turbo Train. Bill took trip with son Tom(looking back) from Boston to Providence, RI

Bill Clynes photo. Bill road with son Tom from Boston to Providence.

The future of railroading -- three decades ago. A United Aircraft turbo train speeds westward from Montreal. Alas, turbo power never caught on in North America.

Captured in the blink of an eye, Acela Express #2012 flies through Princeton Junction station at 9:49 PM towards New York City, the last scheduled Acela of the night.

Princeton Junction, seen ... (more)

Something wicked this way came!

Traveling at over 150 mph, an Acela Express leaves nothing but it's streak and a series of blue sparks dancing on the unimproved catenary wire whi... (more)

Shot at Dusk. The last year of Turbo Trains at Mansfield Tower. The tower was razed almost the same time that the Turbos were taken off. The tower was replaced by remote control. The turbos were n... (more)

A foggy cold day at the beach did not detract me from photographing New Haven Shoreline trains For more Trubo train shotsmore)

Three Amtrak Turbo Trains, three Amtrak Turbos, one by one they all got scrapped, how many Turbos now left on the track? Not a single unit was preserved, a sad ending for what is more)