Racing Friday morning commuters on paralleling Sierra Highway Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief climbs Vincent Grade leaving the Antelope Valley. The Southwest Chief has been detoured by way of M... (more)

The summer sun has risen and the Southwest chief #4 is running a few hours late as he fly's over the massive 544 foot long Canyon Diablo bridge.

he coast starlight with an addition NPCU baggage cab car, is seen from atop Price Canyon.

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr climbs the front range of the Rocky Mountains through an early snowfall at Plainview, Colorado, on October 26, 2006.

A late eastbound Capitol Limited pulls into the station at Martinsburg, West Virginia.

The conductor on Amtrak train 56 walks up to throw the crossover for the Vermonter to come off of CSX's Boston line and onto the New England Central line to St. Albans, VT

On this warm December day, Amtrak #5 is only a minute or so from plowing right through the snow-capped Rocky Mountains dominating scene. The train is approaching East Portal siding as seen from To... (more)

"Small Train In a Big Land" We all think of Amtrak's Southwest Chief (and its Santa Fe incarnate The "Super Chief") as Powerful, Large Monsters that roam the land. Well, the open spaces and th... (more)

After waiting at the Hoffman signal tower for a Canadian Pacific switch job to shove back into the St. Paul yard, the eastbound Empire Builder crosses over and proceeds towards the CP River... (more)

After being delayed by problem trains on its way over Donner Pass, Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr finally makes it out of Truckee as it heads for Reno about an hour late. The cold Truckee Ri... (more)

After cresting the summit and stopping at Truckee, Amtrak 6 coasts through Glenshire along the waters of the Truckee River, next stop Reno

Amtrak's Eastbound Zephyr glides downgrade along the Truckee River at Glenshire.

Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

The Fall leaf excursion swings through a "S" curve situated just East of CP Blake, as the train nears its destination of Bluefield.