Normally arriving at Effingham, IL before dawn, the northbound City of New Orleans makes a daylight appearance by running over three hours behind schedule.
Passing through the town of Centralia, Illinois. Amtrak train number 391 slows to a stop to perform station work at the small mid-western station on a breezy Spring day.
Due to a number of mechanical issues sidelining some of the SC44 Charger units, Amtrak 164, the Phase IV heritage unit, was called in to assist on the Hiawatha turns. Here it is seen (looking rela... (more)