Holiday light trips thru the canals brings the Seminole Gulf's excursion train into Punta Gorda.

An Amtrak Cascades substitution train races through an early morning fog in North Portland.

The northbound Heartland Flyer passes one of the many large grain silos at Saginaw Texas

"Eastbound" Hiawatha service train blows past an Indiana Railroad coke train. The INRD 43 reportedly has mechanical issues and sits quietly in the Abbott Park siding.

Amtrak Hiawatha #334 rolls past the old Sturtevant depot on it's run to Chicago.

It’s the end of the line for Amtrak 350 as it pulls into its final stop at Pontiac with Cabbage 90218 out front.

On the first day of fall, the Wolverine is running 50 min late. By the time it gets to Hammond it will be about 69 min late.

Amtrak 355 had just completed its station stop at Dearborn as it passes near Monroe Street.

Amtrak NPCU 90222, still in its Phase III paint, brings up the rear on the inbound Carl Sandberg, as it departs Galesburg.

A 1:1 dummy unit leads the Amtrak train to LA into the station. Central Coast Surfliner 799/798 is the only Pacific Surfliner that operates with single-level equipment. Ever since the train was ad... (more)

This Hiawatha service train is close to its arrival at CUS.

A group of partying trespassers throw far too much caution to the wind as #516 passes on main 2. Note the cooler which is actually sitting on Main 1. Amtrak warns the approaching Main 1 freight w... (more)

The Cascade 508 rolls through a glorious sunset enroute to Tacoma over lift bridge 14, near Steilacoom WA.

A repainted NPCU brings up the rear of a Northbound Hiawatha trainset as it passes the Metra ballast extra in Northbrook.

The railfans already begin to line up to wait for the double header steam, but for now, we're happily distracted with the Cascades running a few minutes late.