With the sun starting to get that evening glow, Amtrak 147 comes into Manassas for its station stop.

Spring has sprung, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and Amtrak P42 123 is looking pretty clean. What more could a fella ask for? I challenged myself to come up with a "quintessential ... (more)

the Texas Eagle highballs out of downtown Dallas.

The Heartland Flyer heads out of town as the moon rises.

The Texas Eagle rolls into downtown Dallas, Texas. Just behind the train is Dealey Plaza and the grassy knoll where President Kennedy was assassinated.

Amtrak's eastbound "Empire Builder" speeds around a tight curve west of Browning, MT preparing for a station stop, about 15 minutes AHEAD of schedule! Strange....

California Zephyr in NY. The EB Lake Shore Limited crosses the Mohawk River with the former CB&Q Silver Solarium tucked in behind the power.

Amtrak's 48/448 "Lakeshore Limited" with California Zephyr "Silver Solarium" speeds past the old NYC water pond in Lancaster NY. Milepost 427.10

As the sun drops down below a deck of clouds minutes before sunset, Amtrak Train #28, the Portland section of the Empire Builder, drops down Providence Hill as the sun glints off of the second P42... (more)

Amtrak Crescent 19 heads south with engineer "Big Moe" giving a friendly wave with his papers.

The southbound Adirondack crosses over the Lachine Canal, with big dome car "Ocean View" in tow. The train is passing CN Wellington tower, no longer in use and in the background is Montreal's (eve... (more)

Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief passes the classic semaphores at the east end of Chapelle siding on a beautiful day in the high desert of northern New Mexico.

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief arrives in Raton, NM for an on-time stop on its two day trek from Chicago to Los Angeles. The trackage in the foreground is a reminder of how busy this ro... (more)

In an odd way, there's something pretty neat about waiting for a train in the countryside during a blinding snow storm. It's unlike any other type of railfanning I've done. Aside from the obviou... (more)