Arriving into Town. Running quite a few hours late, the Floridian crosses the Congaree River on its way to the modest Columbia depot, where it will briefly stop before proceeding north.

After seeing 301 in some of the most backlit conditions possible last December, the opportunity to shoot this unit in good light finally presented itself, but not without at least some frustration... (more)

Day One leads the Floridian

Amtrak's Auto train is seen entering Seville.

A pair of ALC-42's on the Empire Builder running about 20 minutes late.

Day One Heritage on the Silver Meteor. Amtrak ALC-44 Charger 301 is seen leading train 97(15) south through Orlando, FL, bound for Miami. As part of Amtrak's 50th Anniversary ce... (more)

Matching Mismatched Meteor. Amtrak Silver Meteor train 98(16) is seen heading north through Orlando, FL passing milepost 793 of the former Atlantic Coast Line. Siemens ALC-44 ... (more)

Day One. Amtrak ALC-44 Charger 301 is the lead locomotive on train 97(15), seen southbound through Winter Park, FL en-route to Miami. As part of Amtrak's 50th Anniversary celebra... (more)

Mirrored Meteor. The sun has just barely risen above the lush southern landscape as Amtrak ALC-42 no. 359 leads train 97(12), the southbound Silver Meteor through Savannah, GA en... (more)

Amtrak 53 was sporting three motors today about an hour or so from it's terminal in Sanford just north of Orlando.

The Empire Builder crosses over 35E.

Amtrak's EMPIRE BUILDER crosses over at Rondout having run around a northbound freight. The headlight of the freight is in the distance. I stopped while on my way to the annual Center for Rail Pho... (more)

A 7+ hour late Amtrak 41 arrives in Martinsburg behind 2 Chargers. The Floridian was delayed due to flooding in western MD and PA.

Amtrak 91 sweeps through Seville

Auto Train with a mix of new and old power