Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

About 75 miles east of Reno Nevada. The westbound California Zephyr was struck by a empty gravel semi. I took this photo withen about 5 minutes of the train stopping. I ran to the front expecting ... (more)

Amtrak's second heritage unit to be released, AMTK 156 in Phase I paint, leads units AMTK 169 and AMTK 140 on the Lakeshore Limited. The train arrived into Cleveland 18 minutes early and allowed p... (more)

AMTK 90220 cautiously rolls out of Durham-UNH in route for Dover in the middle of a snow storm.

Shatner on the Shore Line. Much of the filming for the 1979 ABC-TV movie 'Disaster on the Coastliner', set in California, actually took place in Southeastern Connecticut. Here, a disgruntled eng... (more)

17 years later, this was still the most unusal rolling meet I ever shot. From left to right - CSX B30-7 5519 leads a ballast train east on #2 Track. The rear of the ICE demo train heads west on ... (more)

No Pictures Please – I guess I am in the minority with regard to track side contacts with LEO’s regarding the photography of rolling assets belonging to the railroads and their facilities. Wh... (more)

Unscheduled Stop Amtrak Coast Starlight #14 slowly approaches the cantilever signal at CP VP 580 in preparation to stop at Oakridge where the city police will assist with removing... (more)

Mother Nature is reminding us that there are many sides to her moods. Bound for NYC, Amtrak Adirondack is kicking up quite a bit of snow as it rolls south toward the border.

Amtrak Cascades 507 is doing it's station stop at Tacoma, using the recently re-aligned trackage. The third main addition project is nearing completion, as is the new "D" street bridge. Vista's... (more)

Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight made ketchup out of a tomato truck that strayed onto an unprotected crossing in the Salinas Valley. The trailer was split in two, but thankfully the driver and ... (more)

Cab of Amtrak 37.

A view of the Amtrak and Metra yards outside of Chicago Union Station as viewed from Sears Tower.

Hospital train limping eastbound, Amtrak 140/141 and the remains of its train rest at Congress Park on the BNSF due to the crew timing out. This is the train that derailed at Creston, IA. as #5 o... (more)

Amtrak 7 still stored in Chicago since at least August, but it seems to move around the facility a bit from time to time.