The northbound Floridian kicks up dust as it speeds through Elmore, site of the junction with a branch to Wetumpka, the county seat. The tank cars - probably carrying chemicals needed by a local ... (more)

On a cold morning at the summit an eastbound freight storms up with a awesome quartet of unusual power.

On a crisp March morning, a former Amtrak SDP40F ATSF 5564(former Amtrak 632) rounds the horseshoe curve out of Esperanza in the Santa Ana Canyon hills on the San Bernardino Subdivision. Santa Fe ... (more)

Wheeling & Lake Erie train 430 cruises through the countryside as it heads east just outside of Dola, Ohio on the CF&E. Massive wind turbines dot the landscape in stark contrast to the rural farml... (more)

Amtrak's North coast Hiawatha climbs out of the Lewiston marsh a couple miles east of Wisconsin Dells in a minute the train will be along the Wisconsin river and Sugar Bowl rock. The caboose mail ... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder approaching Harwood Ave eastbound with Milwaukee Road Engineer John Schwab and Fireman Bob Kimball on the head end.

Amtrak's Empire Builder crossing Harwood Ave. in Wauwatos,WI on it's westward trip to the west coast over the old Milwaukee Road and ex-GN now BN........George Rodenbeck and Bob Kimball were the e... (more)

Westbound North Coast Hiawatha passes the old grain buildings westbound with four SDP40F's at Hartland,WI.back in the days when Amtrak was only a pup.

Former Amtrak 644 / ATSF 5266 / BNSF 6976 decorated with red, white and blue lights for train excursions held over Fourth of July weekend rests under a full moon; Saturn and Jupiter are also visib... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

Santa Fe’s 881 train storms through Wilbern, Illinois, led by freshly-rebuilt EMD SDP40F No. 5261 on May 18, 1985.

The westbound Sunset Limited pauses at El Paso.

An eastbound Santa Fe freight nears the the summit of Cajon Pass.

With a pair of SDP40Fs on the point, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight departs Seattle's King Street Station on its 1388-mile journey to Los Angeles. The building behind the rear of the train is... (more)

Something no longer seen on passenger trains today are the wisps of steam that, on cooler days, enveloped much of the train. Amtrak SDP40F 503, powering San Diegan 770, is clearly equipped with a... (more)