A yard crew deadheads the recently arrived Southwest Chief out of Los Angeles Union Station and passes one of the infamous Twin Towers Correctional Facility prison structures in downtown LA. This ... (more)

A yard crew deadheads the recently arrived Southwest Chief out of Los Angeles Union Station and down to 8th Street Yard with the no-longer used but still iconic Mission Tower in the background.

With lots of friendly waving from the crew, here we see Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it descends into Canyoncito, NM moments after negotiating Glorieta Pass.

Here's a glimpse of Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it makes an appearance just outside of Galisteo, NM on a beautifully warm spring afternoon. This train features something not seen ever... (more)

AMTK 93 passes through Rocky, Colorado and will soon enter the Big 10 Curve.

AMTK 93 leads a seven car train (sans baggage car) into the Big 10 Curve, where the track nearly loops back on itself to help trains climb the two percent grade up the front range. The track in th... (more)

The regular morning Amtrak left Denver's Union Station about 2 hours after the Ski Train. AMTK 93 is going through 'Little 10 Curve', and will soon be hitting 'Big 10 Curve' on its way to the Moff... (more)

A thin layer of clouds mixed in with haze partially block out the sun as Amtrak no. 6, The California Zephyr, coasts down the grade at track speed near Arvada, Colo., with a brand new Siemens ACS-... (more)

Lookout Mountain can be seen in the background as Amtrak no 6, The California Zephyr, eases down the grade from Big Ten Curve towards Rocky. The third unit is a brand new Siemens ACS-64 electric l... (more)

Amtrak ran an unusual consist south out of Washington DC on this particular morning, consisting of one locomotive and one coach. This train ended up going about a half a mile south of this locatio... (more)

Amtrak train 79, the Carolinian headed from New York, NY, to Charlotte, NC, rounds the last curve as it approaches the station in Cary, North Carolina, on January 16, 2015. The engineer at... (more)

Southbound, crossing Bridge 14. The shot was taken from a motorboat in Puget Sound, courtesy of the Skyllingstad Brothers :).

Amtrak's Pennsylvanian kicks up dust as it heads west

A meet with a very late #7 and the Rocky Mountaineer's Coastal Passage excursion train.

A very late #7 just meet up with a NB Rocky Mountaineer's Coastal Passage excursion train and a couple of trespassers in Carkeek Park.