While waiting for a friend to arrive from San Diego, I was surprised by the arrival of Pacific Surfliner 572 … not because the train was unexpected, of course, but because it was pulled b... (more)

Amtrak P42 154 departs Chicago with the Westbound Empire Builder.

On a warm morning on the first day of July, Amtrak 14 sails past CP Davis and approaches the movie studio buried deep in the Santa Susana Hills as it approaches its next station stop of Simi Valle... (more)

The Silver Star dwells at Raleigh as they await their departure towards the northeast.

Amtrak 92 has just met Piedmont Service train 75 at Boylan as they arrive in Raleigh.

Amtrak 92 arrives in Raleigh as they meet a deadheading train 75 at Boylan.

An important goal of my trip to the Cumbres and Toltec for Rotary Snowplow event, was to catch some of the semaphores before they disappeared. Of course that means the Southwest Chief is the only... (more)

Amtrak no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight to Seattle at Summerland Ca. The Starlight rolls around Ortega Hill on the hills steep face above the Pacific Ocean.

AMTK 154 leads the northbound Coast Starlight past Tunnel 5.5

Amtrak 154 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through arguably the most scenic stretch of the journey from Chicago to Emeryville, California. It will include 28 tunnels, breathtaking views of mo... (more)

Colorado has begun its 'monsoon season' and the nearly-daily rain showers have greened up the pastures and fields. Here we see the Zephyr running along Coal Creek Canyon before climbing the steep... (more)

Amtrak 154 shoots out of the east portal of Tunnel #1 along with the 'Big Game Train' engine (AMTK 157), and they will soon go through 28 more tunnels before reaching the 6 mile long Moffat Tunnel... (more)

Amtrak 154 emerges from the east portal of Tunnel #1 as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

As the BNSF 2019 California Division Christmas Train (O-SBDSBD3-16) departs the yard in San Bernardino, California, it meets Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief at the San Bernard... (more)

The BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision between Los Angeles' Hobart Yard and Fullerton, 20 miles away, is a busy piece of railroading. BNSF operates a lot of freight trains on this line, which connec... (more)