Passengers wait to board as the Carolinian arrives in Cary in the late afternoon.

Amtrak's Empire Builder #8 heads eastbound through Homer, MN.

Amtrakā€™s California Zephyr threads 100-foot Tunnel 38 as it negotiates Gore Canyon approaching Azure, Colorado, on September 20, 2023. This scenic former Rio Grande main line is now Union Pacifi... (more)

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr follows the Colorado River through rugged Gore Canyon as it approaches Azure, Colorado, on September 20, 2023. The train is about to enter 100-foot Tunnel 38... (more)

The position lights in the background were soon to fall, the JC Bair building behind the train would burn down shortly, and the P42 itself will likely be gone soon. Who'd have thought that the Pen... (more)

The California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station and passes under the Park Avenue Viaduct on its way to the Moffat Tunnel sub and the Colroado Rocky Mountains.

Northbound Crescent is only 117 miles into the 1377 mile trip from New Orleans to New York City. The train departed New Orleans at 9:15, and is out of Hattiesburg now on time at 11:45. Here the tr... (more)

Amtrak 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, detoured via Soledad Canyon and Tehachapi due to track work on the Metrolink Ventura Sub. They're seen rolling to a stop at Ravenna, waiting to meet an e... (more)

Amtrak's southbound Crescent has just passed the Sloss Furnaces as its about to make its station stop at Birmingham.

The smoke has finally cleared, allowing for a lovely fall hike. Amtrak 28 rolls east along the mighty Columbia River and is seen from the Cape Horn Trail.

The evening California Zephyr leaves Denver's Union Station behind and passes under the Park Avenue Viaduct. It will jump on the Brush Sub line, which will take it to Fort Morgan, Colorado and th... (more)

Amtrak Southbound Silver Meteor runs past the Fort Lauderdale aiport on their way south to Miami with engineer Aaron Carter.

Amtrak P42DC 43 is sporting a little nose damage as it leads Amtrak P092 into Tampa.

Amtrak train 80 - the northbound Carolinian - cruises through the switches at control point Elm in Greensboro, NC on a warm March 12, 2020.

Amtrak long route formation - No. 8 Empire Builder - comes to great Chicago, crossing the N Canal Street and enter to Union Station in dowtown Chicago. In background, Metra trains performing servi... (more)