New Year's Day's rain has stopped and, passing through the city of Orange (not a stop on Amtrak, but a stop on Metrolink), is Amtrak train 580, heading from Los Angeles to San Diego. CDTX (Amtrak... (more)

… and That's a Wrap on 2025!

On a rainy New Year's Eve afternoon, my wife and I hit the train station for a few minutes on the way home from visiting with one of our gra... (more)

Amtrak's Crescent heads south for New Orleans.

Twenty minutes after sunrise on Thanksgiving Day, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 562 passes through Orange on its journey from Los Angeles to San Diego. Because of the long Thanksgiving week and... (more)

A San Jose-bound Capitol Corridor hustles through Jack London Square.

A newly renamed GoldRunner (formerly the more friendly sounding "San Joaquin") arrives in Oakland

The Missouri River Runner has arrived from St Louis to end their trip to Kansas City. This trainset will be turned around and prepped for the return trip back.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight passes Lumin Field with the city skyline in the background as it Departs King Street Station in Seattle, Washington. The train left approximately an hour late due to equi... (more)

Amtrak's southbound Crescent arrives in Birmingham as it crosses 32nd St.

Amtrak's northbound Crescent makes its first station stop after leaving New Orleans.

Way Up in the Sky. Amtrak California SC-44 Charger no. 2107 is seen leading Capitol Corridor train 545 up the trestle to the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, en-route to Oakland.... (more)

A southbound Lincoln Service train heads out of Springfield past the historic Illinois state capitol building.

A southbound Capitol Corridor passes the Oakland Coach Yard en route to San Jose.

A southbound Capitol Corridor passes the Oakland Coach Yard en route to San Jose.

Pushing through the Pass. Altamont Corridor Express SC-44 (Siemens Charger) no. 3114 is seen shoving train 06 through Altamont Pass, bound for Stockton.