Amtrak train #55, the Mountaineer, makes its station stop in Suffolk, Virginia, on a bright April 1975 day. The lone SDP40F, #604, can easily handle this five car train.

The sun sets on the last run of Amtrak's Kentucky Cardinal as it waits for its passengers to board at the former L&N station.

Amtrak train #36, the eastbound Desert Wind (Los Angeles CA to Salt Lake City UT) passes through Lambert, a "station" in eastern Anaheim, California, on January 27th, 1993. Amtrak's colorf... (more)

The usually nocturnal Champion - running several hours late - has just finished its station stop at North Charleston and is resuming its southward trek.

The Floridian loads a few at Nashville on a nice May day in 1978. Bad numbers are about to catch up with the train, which will be discontinued the following October.

E8As of B&O and RF&P heritage team with a B-unit still in UP colors to lead the Floridian out of Montgomery's Union Station for points north.

Running five hours behind schedule, Amtrak's Desert Wind train #36 skirts the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake at Lake Point, Utah. A Union Pacific mixed freight train is running parallel to ... (more)

There is red, white, and blue all over as a pair of Amtrak F40PHs leads the Hoosier State out of the Chicago area. Tom Golden photo.

Photographer Ken Patton added this note to the photo. After easing across Missisquoi Bay on Central Vermont's long trestle, The Montrealer curves north again and notches out, headed for the borde... (more)

Amtrak's northbound Floridian was a dependable catch about mid-morning in Montgomery, but the southbound train was chronically late, sometimes several hours so. A big reason it eventually failed..... (more)

June 6, 1977 was a big day for Salt Lake City and for Amtrak. The very first run of the Seattle to Salt Lake City 'Pioneer' arrived at the Union Pacific depot downtown. This new connection bridged... (more)

WB "Desert Wind" #35 with a mix of high level cars.

Amtrak's experiment at running a passenger train on the N&W through Virginia was relatively short lived. On Feb. 28, 1977, westbound No. 55, the "Mountaineer," was passing through Nottoway Court ... (more)

Westbound Amtrak No. 55, the "Mountaineer," hustles through Burkeville, VA on April 3, 1976 with E9A No. 330.

Eastbound Amtrak No. 30, the "National Limited," was passing Spruce Tower at Spruce Creek, PA on August 8, 1978 with two E8As.