A rarity in 2025... a Dash 8 leads the southbound Coast Starlight through fruit orchards and garlic fields at the ex-SP location of Carnadero, just south of Gilroy. This is where the Hollister Bra... (more)

Due to a tunnel collapse in Oregon's Siskiyou Mountains, the Los Angeles to Seattle Coast Starlight has been operating as a much shorter train, since the southern half of the route has been... (more)

Taken 18 years ago today, Amtrak 519/517 power up to head out of the diesel yard and eventually back on to a train. Amtrak 519 was built circa 12/1991, and was still in active'ish service at least... (more)

The notes I found said this is the 1st time we seen these Dash 8s on Amtrak. Amtrak received 20 of these Dash 8s in 1991. . The Southwest Chief ran via the Santa Fe until 1998, when it was moved t... (more)

The Southwest Chief discontinued service east of Cameron Connection in 1998. Once the BNSF merger got going and the connection was built, the Chief stopped taking the Chillicothe Sub into Chicago.... (more)

Amtrak's new Borealis, train 1340 hammers through Tower A-6 approaching their final destination of Chicago, IL with a veteran GE P32BWH leader.

The A Street overpass at Clifton Forge provides a place to take photos of passing trains. It makes for a nice juxtaposition from the modern and this vintage with the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical S... (more)

Dash 8-32BWH leads the eastbound Cardinal near Staunton, Va.

An Amtrak Dash 8 brings up the rear of a fast moving Borealis train, passing MP 49 in Pleasant Prairie, WI.

It's business as usual in the Amtrak Yard, as Amtrak 517 shoves on a solo car. To the left, a fellow Dash 8 awaits an assignment.

Amtrak Dash 8 #517 is dodging the shadows and passing the yard tower, shuffling around a single car.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 572 departs the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center after meeting northbound Surfliner 573 there. Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH 509 (one of the 20 diesels deliv... (more)

Going Old School. Under the watchful eye of the Chicago skyline, the Cardinal's trainset is slowly making its way around the curve at CP Lumber, preparing to make its move to the yard. On t... (more)

Amtrak's class Dash 8 leads the Borealis through Hastings. Due to toilet freezing difficulties with the Horizon cars, Amtrak has been forced to use Amfleet and Superliner sets for the Borealis rec... (more)