For several years, this locomotive served in the southern region of Puerto Rico, transporting large sugar shipments between Ponce and Guayama. Now, it has found a new home since 2016 at the Train... (more)

Changing engineers in downtown Shelby Montana

An eleven car Empire Builder roars by at 645am enroute to St. Paul MN.

With the last car just clearing the Rum River, the eastbound Empire Builder passes the Northstar commuter rail station at Anoka enroute to St Paul Union Depot.

Looking worse for wear, AMTK 51 has hit a few objects over its miles.

The Eastbound Empire Builder heads across Goat Lick Trestle towards Marias Pass. This area attracts big horn sheep and its easy to understand why they were featured as the logo for the Great North... (more)

Delayed by ~4 hrs at Staples MN due to a traction motor fire on a freight train, the Empire Builder races towards St. Paul.

An early season surprise snow fall blankets the surrounding landscape as the Empire Builder hustles along towards SPUD (St. Paul Union Depot).

One of Amtrak's new Charger units trails a weather beaten leader on the Empire Builder.

While the historic city water tower is no longer in use, it makes for a nice backdrop as Amtrak's Empire Builder operating over five hours late sweeps thru an S curve in downtown Elk River MN.

The electric locomotive ChS4-019 with a passenger train #8 Chernivtsi - Kyiv is almost arrive to end point of his route.

I grew up near the NWP in Marin County during the 1980s and never ever saw a train operate there south of Novato. Today, the right-of-way has been restored, and after many years of false starts an... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder roars towards its next station stop at St. Paul Union Depot.

A late Empire Builder crosses over the Rum River after a fresh snowfall.

As maintainers maintain the fire burning on the rails while track work is completed, Amtrak 8 flies by Rondout with the "bloody nosed" Phase I 156 on the point. Shortly after, Metra 2140... (more)