Almost there
Amtrak's westbound “Empire Builder” slides along the waterfront at Edmonds, Washington, on April 16, 2010, and will soon be ending a long trip from Chicago to Seattle. ... (more)

Won't be able to stay in this spot long, as the "Cardinal" hustles north over the undulating Piedmont Division main, between Culpeper and Remington

The "Cardinal" hustling north over the undulating Piedmont Division main, between Culpeper and Remington

Amtrak Train P050 makes his way East through the Alderson station which is a 'Flag Stop' which means he has to go apx. 5 MPH to make sure that no passengers are wanting to board.

The morning Cardinal heads east out of Hinton in fall colors.

Thunderstorms rolling in from the Gulf of Mexico boil in the distance as Amtrak 91 flashes past on time.

The northbound City of New Orleans rolls out of Gilman enroute to 9am arrival at Union Station. The train is seen here dwarfed by the coaling towers on the north end of Gilman still left along the... (more)

The CN is working hard to keep the City of New Orleans trains on time between Chicago and New Orleans. Today northbound 58 is still running late as they past thru Gilman on this morning. Here they... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Portland section of the Empire Builder approaches the Wishram stop along the beautiful Columbia River.

The Pennsylvanian flies uphill under the PT245 signals, embedded deep into the Alleghenies.

The Capitol Limited works the station stop on track 1 in Martinsburg WV. The CSX BB dispatcher has blocking in place on track 2 to protect the passengers

Amtrak P42 #78 leads the SB Palmetto, P089-05 through Ashland, VA with fall colors in the background.

Amtrak #43 rushes westbound towards Pittsburgh in the evening.

Amtrak's northbound Auto Train - symbol P052-22 on CSXT - rolls across the McGirt's Creek drawbridge into the St. Johns Park section of Jacksonville, FL with P42 78 leading the nearly mile-long co... (more)

The California Zephyr crosses the Colorado River westbound thru fall color and the canyon landscape typical to the western slope of Colorado.