Got lucky to catch this 3 way meet in Old Saybrook. On the left is CDOT Train 1687 and on the right is Amtrak Acela Train 2166. The middle train is Amtrak Regional Train 175 making a station stop.

Amtrak 98 rushes under the PRR Signal bridge at Davis on its way north.

Amtrak regional 85(15) crosses the Susquehanna River in the late afternoon as a barge heads back to the Lafarge materials quarry for reloading.

Amtrak Train Pulling into Old Saybrook Station.

Amtrak ACS-64 621 leads the southbound Crescent at Linden, NJ.

Full sun and fog? Only for but a minute or two before this condition disappears. Lucky timing came into play here with there being not one, but two trains present for this phenomenon.

Amtrak Regional #150 crosses Elihu Island Road on it's way east to Boston.

Amtrak's train #97 the southbound Silver Meteor, passes through Linden Station, as the shadows from the setting sun begin to creep across the tracks.

Just after sunset on the first day of winter, the Southbound Silver Meteor roars through Bristol, PA.

A clean ACS-64 with a dramatic sky made for a nice combo.

One of two E60s that were mostly used in work train service in the later years. Photo taken on RR property with permission.

The cab of an E60 looked very much like that of a P30CH or F40 diesel instead of an electric. Photo taken on RR property with permission.

Amtrak's "Rainbow Era" was over by early 1975 as Amtrak #621 lead Train #6 over the Truckee River East of Verdi. The sixth car in the consist was one of SP's home-built dome cars.

At one time, Blue Canon was a crew change point on SP's Donner Pass line. The original compound Mallet's could take as long as 12 hours to reach here from Roseville. Today, other than the large h... (more)