In Minot on a pleasant day (!) I caught the "Empire Builder" but I've forgotten which direction it was going. An even better catch was a visit to the tower at the SOO line crossing.

A 4 hour late Empire Builder preparing to pull from Miniot.

Recently painted 174 leads the California Zephyr east on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. I was completely surprised how well this train did with its schedule from the west coast. The next stop is Ottumwa in... (more)

Heading east 9 hours 4 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak 6, the California Zephyr heading from Emeryville Ca to Chicago IL, approaches McCook NE on a blistering hot morning. Thirty-one-year-... (more)

Amtrak 18 & 174 power a 6 hr. & 57 min. late eastbound California Zephyr.

The westbound California Zephyr is making good time as they have already clicked off a few miles into their trip all the way across Iowa. The train just left Burlington a few minutes ago and will ... (more)

The California Zephyr gets going after the station stop at Ottumwa, now down 3'-41". Unfortunately, the BNSF held trains and delayed Amtrak into Ottumwa for the CP Passenger Train that was he... (more)

The engineer on #6 is on his the last few miles of his trip from Lincoln to Ottumwa on board Amtrak's California Zephyr. Here he passes the small town of Chillicothe on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub less t... (more)

Imperial Views at Imperial Brews With Kansas City, Missouri, as a backdrop, Amtrak 311 pulls around on the line for the BNSF Ft Scott Sub in to Kansas City, Kansas, as they prepare to bac... (more)

The Heartland Flyer departs Oklahoma City

Due to severe flooding on BNSF's Akron subdivision the California Zephyr detoured over the UP. AMTK 27 & 158 are leading #6 on the Kearney subdivision.

Unfortunately the CP passenger train was the hottest thing around Ottumwa, so the BNSF held trains and delayed Amtrak even further into Ottumwa. Here the California Zephyr is down about 3'-41"... (more)

Unfortunately the CP business train was the hottest thing around midday in Ottumwa, so the BNSF held trains and delayed Amtrak even further on their trek east. Here the California Zephyr gets goin... (more)

AMTK 2 & 167 lead an approximately 10hr late eastbound California Zephyr.

The westbound Empire Builder flies west out of Petersburg, ND just as the sunrise breaks.