Starting The Empire | Having just emerged from Tunnel 7 and approaching Tunnel 8, the Portland section of Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder cruises alongside the Columbia River just west of... (more)

Just a touch under 2 hours late, the Empire Builder departed Union Station in St. Paul.

Amtrak Empire Builder eastbound crossing Wisconsin River about to make station stop at Wisconsin Dells

A 4 hour late Empire Builder preparing to pull from Miniot.

An overnight snowfall blankets blankets the landscape for a late Empire Builder.

A trio of new Chargers at the Wilmington Shops.

An Acela I passes a brand new Charger undergoing testing.

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 319 leads the southbound Coast Starlight into Oakland behind two generations of long distance power. The vintage signals protecting the passenger tracks are very cool.

Two generations of Amtrak power lead the southbound Coast Starlight at Jack London Square station.

On January 30, 2023, President Joe Biden appeared in Baltimore MD to discuss a new tunnel project for Amtrakā€™s busy Northeast Corridor, which will replace an ancient and outdated tunnel. Amtrak... (more)

F40 319 came off of lease working in freight service and is prepped for sale while younger dual mode P32AC-DM 707 is still in Phase III with an Empire Service train being serviced.

Almost to the Pot of Gold

The mid-portion of the Coast Starlight.