AMTK 161, now in Phase I colors, makes its inaugural run north past Morton Grove, IL on the rear of Empire Builder #7. The locomotive is headed to St. Paul, MN to be put on display for Union Depot... (more)

P42 161 is being used on switching duty.

Clearing Snow System

Tuesday morning December 29th, 2020 Amtrak P42DC number 161 leads the California Zephyr train number 5 seen here climbing to tunnel 1 on the Moffat Sub... (more)

AMTK 161 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through Minneapolis, next stop St. Paul.

The southbound Crescent starts the almost six mile run across Lake Pontchartrain on the way home to New Orleans, which can be seen on the horizon.

The southbound Crescent about to cross Lake Pontchartrain after its last station stop in Slidell, LA before reaching New Orleans.

The last inbound run of the state supported "Hoosier State" pulled into Chicago Union Station with 2 PRR Private cars fitted with the Hoosier State logo. Later in the evening, this train... (more)

The sun rises over the city of McKeesport just south of Pittsburgh PA as a shortened P030, the Capitol Limited, cruises over the marina at the mouth of the Youghiogheny River.

Not everyday you can get an Amtrak westbound through the Twin Cities. Today on Good Friday we have one with Amtrak PX923 with a train of Talgo equipment headed for Seattle, Washington. With some... (more)

The interior of the Auto Train station in Sanford, Florida as passengers await their vehicle number to be called as they're offloaded from the Auto Carriers.

P42 and P40 at the Auto Train facility in Florida.

Amtrak's #5 banks into the tight 10 degree curve at Pinecliffe, CO following South Boulder Creek. Its head end is exiting Tunnel 29 while the tail end passes through the day-lighted Tunnel 28.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr approaches Tunnel 29 and the small community of Pinecliffe at just over 8,000 ft as it winds through the tightest curve on the Moffat Road at 12 degrees. #5 ha... (more)

Daylight in Memphis! The Amtrak City Of New Orleans arrived in Memphis, TN at just before 1300 on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Normally at this time of year this train would be a pre-dawn arrival.