A lot to take in here. Foreground, of course, is a SunRail scoot....but in the background, on the Aloma Spur...no less than four Amtrak motors plus the L717 local which had just pulled up to tie ... (more)

The employees of the Amtrak Sanford Auto Train terminal are hard at work unloading autoracks as riders await to pick up their personal vehicles. An older Dash 8 locomotive is in charge of moving ... (more)

Rarely but on occasion the daily freight to Orlando comes via the A line.

Rarely but on occasion the daily freight to Orlando comes via the A line.

One little spot you always want to check is Sanford. You never know what Amtrak has stored here. Today, you can see a total of four back-up motors. They usually keep two at the other end for in... (more)

Amtrak's Auto Train crawls into its Sanford Terminus after a long trip southbound. Through the heat haze, a Sunrail "special event" train can be seen picking up passengers at the Sunrail... (more)

A Silver Meteor, led by two chargers, passes southbound through Sanford, FL.

The daily northbound Auto Train begins its journey out of Sanford to Lorton, VA.

Well, this was bound to happen sooner or later. We're gonna need this locomotive entry in the database sooner or later, too, as these will bump all the GE's off the train by year's end I am told.... (more)

The year 2019 shot any locomotive with the number "4014" to instant fame....sort of. Hearing it over the radio makes me stop. This 4014 has been in the Orlando area since the summer of... (more)

2011: "I wish that UP was leading." 2024: "I wish this train still ran here." Classic case of being grateful for the moment. SunRail was still a ways off at this point and th... (more)

Auto Train Arrival. Amtrak B32-8WH no. 511 is on standby at the railroad's Sanford Station, ready to begin the switching process for train 53(22), the southbound Auto Train, that... (more)

Sanford Terminal. One of Amtrak's unique operations is the Auto Train, which runs overnight non-stop from Lorton, VA (outside Washington, DC) to Sanford, FL (outside Orlando) and... (more)

Split Train. Amtrak P40DC no.s 831 and 830 pause while moving into the locomotive servicing tracks at Sanford Station. The pair just arrived with train 53(22), the southbound Auto Tr... (more)

SunRail Surprise. Amtrak B32-8WH no. 511 is seen at Sanford Station switching auto rack cars from train 53(22), the southbound Auto Train. Interestingly there were two SunRail ca... (more)