I know some railfans probably wouldn't bother with the Grand Canyon Railway since steam doesn't run as frequently as it used to and the ALCOs were replaced by these former Amtrak F40PH's, but I wa... (more)

The daily Grand Canyon Flyer stands ready to load passengers and depart the former Santa Fe station in Williams, AZ on a pristine winter morning.

Rolling along SB at a spot called Morefield Bottoms the annual Santa Train looks spiffier than usual but nowhere near as nice as the 2024 version.

Amtrak 332 leads the California Zephyr out of the Burlington, IA depot in September of 1993. A BN freight, led by BN 2172, waits for the Zephyr to pass before continuing west. This whole are was u... (more)

VIA 15 heads through Memramcook, New Brunswick during some winter time fog.

Metra F40's 142 and 143 sit perched on the end of their respective inbound commuter trains (or "scoots" as they were known on the CNW) at Ogilvie Transportation Centre in the Chicago Loop, ready t... (more)

CSX Santa Train with Clinchfield 100 at South End Trammel

Icons. Metra F40 no. 122 shoves its train into Chicago Union Station with the Willis (pronounced "Sears") Tower in the background dominating the skyline.

CSX P001 chasing the sunset as they head south on the K&A with the F40’s

On November 24, 2024, the CSX Santa Train rolled through the Cincinnati area, heading back to their home base in Florida after their annual journey on former Clinchfield Railroad rails in Kentucky... (more)

While the motive power was building their air, the conductor came over and had conversations with us. Since they were gonna be sitting a while I asked politely if they could turn on the marker lig... (more)

The southbound CSX Santa Train Ferry Move, P001-23, takes the connection from the Wilder Branch to the CC Subdivision at Latonia Junction.

You can still find F40's in regular use in Florida if you know where to look.

Even F40's come to Florida to retire

Amtrak F40PH 310 leads train 710, the afternoon San Joaquin, heading makes its fourth stop of its trip, which originated in Oakland. Within the next 50 miles this train will leave the San ... (more)