Emerging from a cluster of Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink commuter trains, and beneath the gaze of Los Angeles' distinctive City Hall, Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Star... (more)

Amtrak's Capitol Limited out of Chicago running nearly 3 1/2 hours late on the afternoon of Friday August 11, 2023 rolls by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Roundhouse and Shop Complex as it begins... (more)

Charged, Amtrak's westbound Capitol Limited #29 passes the Point of Rocks MARC Station with two Siemens ALC-42 Chargers in the lead. The station building, built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ... (more)

Amtrak's Capitol Limited gets back up to track speed after departing the Rockville Amtrak Station.

The westbound Capitol Limited climbs out of the Derwood Dip, on its way to Chicago, IL.

Amtrak 29, the westbound Capitol Limited navigates it's way through the Washington D.C. suburbs on it's way to Chicago, IL.

The Empire Builder races a stack train out of Portland

Amtrak’s Empire Builder cruises through Fisher River, Montana, on the morning of July 2, 2023. The train is powered by a pair of Siemens ALC-42 locomotives and is eastbound on BNSF’s Hi Line S... (more)

Empire Builder Eastbound Empire builder crosses Nason Creek while sliding down Steven's Pass in typical Cascade Mountain weather. This location has been popular with railroad buffs for ye... (more)

The Empire Builder snakes its way through downtown Seattle

An Amtrak Siemens ALC42 leading the northbound Coast Starlight at track speed through the small town of Macdoel with Mt Shasta clear in the background.

On a sunny summer afternoon, Amtrak's "Capitol Limited" train #29 darts by the Washington Grove MARC Station on its way to Chicago, IL. Amtrak ALC-42 329 leads the way sporting Amtrak's... (more)

The westbound Capitol Limited squeezes through some buildings in Gaithersburg, MD on its way to Chicago, IL. The building on the left is the former Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Volunteer fire sta... (more)

Amtrak ALC-42 331 leads the eastbound Capitol Limited to Washington, D.C. along with P42DC 72, and the "Day One" heritage ALC-42 301. On the rear of the train is the private dome car "Silver Palac... (more)

Running seven hours behind schedule, the Empire Builder rolls westward through the Columbia River Gorge. Melonas siding was built in 2017. It is named to honor a family that has produced three gen... (more)