The westbound Southwest Chief streaks through the quiet countryside of Colorado, with one of the last active wig wag on a Class 1 protecting the crossing. What a neat piece of "living" history!

In the early morning sunlight, a tardy Amtrak 4 races west through the desert in Darling, AZ.

Making a late arrival, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal prepares for its station stop at Prince, W.Va.

The northbound Crescent heads into DC amid the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin.

The Crescent gives passengers a nice scenic look at the Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin before arriving at Union Station.

Southbound Northeast Regional heading for Lynchburg about to pass under the soon-to-be-replaced former Southern Railway signal bridge

Amtrak 188 backs its trainset through the wash in Chicago.

The early morning rays of sun warm the head end of Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief as it races through Holbrook on a warm summer morning in eastern Arizona.

Looking towards the Clifton Forge yard from the C&O Heritage Center, East bound Cardinal sits at the station while CSX GP38-2 2683 works the yard.

While work is moving right along with the new VRE station here, the 3rd Track work has ground to a halt. The signal bridge is in place, and a few hundred feet of track are laid, and then the contr... (more)

The Carolinian pulls out of the station leaving the scenic skyline of Raleigh behind on a fine summer day.

As the sunsets on a marvelous day of railfanning one last train rolls through porter and it is a Michigan bound Amtrak with 188 leading as it rolls onto home rails.

Amtrak 188 barrels past a stopped Metra train at Highlands, kicking up a snowstorm from a late season snowfall.

The day's first eastbound Lincoln Service train nears the end of its run as it closes in on the platforms at Union Station in Chicago.