A deepening of late day shadows envelops the Front Range mountains west of Denver, Colorado, on June 9, 2013, as Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr rolls through Eisele on a two percent descen... (more)

An evening Regional crosses the Susquehanna.

Just thirteen days ago, in Fort Worth TX, I encountered Amtrak's 50th Anniversary "Phase I" locomotive, P42DC 161, on train 22, the eastbound Texas Eagle. Somehow, I missed knowi... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief rips across the prairies of New Mexico as it splits the semaphore signals in Wagon Mound, NM. These old relics are nearly 100 years old and are scheduled to be repla... (more)

Never Forget. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/slper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) were be... (more)

On a hot September morning, the equipment for this day's northbound train 14, Amtrak's Coast Starlight (Los Angeles to Seattle), has just backed into Los Angeles Union Station's Track 12, and will... (more)

AMTK 194 (P42DC) backs the California Zephyr into the Denver Union Station amid the myriad of Semaphore wires and poles that support RTD's Commuter Rail Trains.

One of the newish Chargers handles the Portland section of the Empire Builder. This shot was taken from the Fremont Bridge during the annual bridge pedal event.

The Silver Star making it's regular rounds

The Southwest Chief leans into the high-speed curve west of Model, Colorado.

The California Zephyr heads west at Rifle Colorado.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief heads east across New Mexico near Prewitt.

The Southwest Chief crew gives a wave as they take the high-speed elevated curve at Model, Colorado on their way to Trinidad.

Experiment at Moffat Tunnel by Anna Huezo I found this charming scene on the "Moffat Road" group on Facebook taken by a local photographer by the name of Ana Huezo. She wowed me on thi... (more)

Summer Green at Tolland The dream season of 2023 brought rain upon rain in the high country in 2022 leading to intense green that never stopped and high deer flies.