AMTK 160 leads the California Zephyr past a farmhouse and up the grade to Tunnel No. 1 as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The Silver Star heads over Neabsco Creek as the setting winter sun begins to set.

Union Pacific still dates the Sunset Limited as if it was originating in Florida, however Amtrak #1 of the 20th is just entering Texas, being delayed by MOW and having to hand throw the switch at ... (more)

Amtrak train 80, the northbound "Carolinian" service, crosses over at Elm while approaching the platform in Greensboro, NC on December 14, 2017.

Amtrak 5 rolls along the South Boulder Creek near Tolland, CO as the train continues to climb the Rocky Mountains.

It's a snowy mid-January afternoon, and fog consumes the vast grasslands of Northern New Mexico. Breaking through the fog, running as advertised Amtrak's Southwest Chief passes by the semaphore si... (more)

Skirting the ex-Southern Pacific coast line along the Carpentaria Bluffs, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight lives up to its namesake as it heads toward its next station stop of Santa Barbara.

A classic shot to be found of Amtrak #3 along its route in the northern part of New Mexico. Though all the snow has cleared from the rails, it's still a chilly 50 degrees out with a wind chill of ... (more)

After a beautifully sunny trip through the Raton Pass, Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief glides through the blades of Colmor, NM, which has been enveloped by an eerie fog. The fog would soon give... (more)

Here we see a shot that I've wanted to capture for quite some time, and today I was finally able to achieve it. It's a brisk 9°F on this crisp mid-Winter morning in Southern Colorado, and the fre... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief glides across the Colorado grasslands, which have recently been converted into a sea of snow, and through one of the only crossings on the BNSF system that still utilizes ... (more)

High in the Rockies of southern Colorado, the westbound Southwest Chief splits through the old Santa Fe cantilever signals. These are another historic feature along the former Santa Fe transcon, w... (more)

The Southwest Chief flies through Downers Grove doing every bit of 79mph while an outbound Metra has just departed Fairview Ave station.

Next to a cattle ranch at Sheep Mountain Road Crossing a bouquet rests near the tracks as a memorial of some sort. The question comes to mind: is it a tribute to whom...or to what?