The westbound Amtrak Empire Builder idles during its 45 minute station stop at the St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota Midway station. A P40DC #821 is sandwiched between the predictable set of P42's.

Amtrak Regional slowing for the curve in Orange as it heads for Charlottesville and Lynchburg

The Amtrak "Texas Eagle" heads north to Chicago, led by a damaged GE, as high speed rail service is completed in Springfield this is a normal sight in Findlay as Amtrak is re-routed on the Union P... (more)

Some MOW workers aren't even aware of Amtrak 5 quickly sneeking up behind them (Canon Rebel XSi EFS 55-250mm lens).

Amtrak Lincoln Service rumbles past the still operational Ridgely tower. With track & signal replacement underway the tower could fall to progress in 2010.

The outbound Texas Eagle arrives into its first stop at Joliet, led by Amtrak P42 177.

The first day of June brought sunny skies, and Train #5 into Martinez on time.

About 30 minutes from finishing it's cross-country sprint from Chicago, AMTK 177 West rounds the bend at Eckley skirting the Carquinez Straits.

Amtrak P42DC 177 heads west through Mendota, Illinois, with the outbound Southwest Chief (train #3), down the BNSF Mendota Subdivision. It's approaching its station stop at Mendota.

I really enjoy the exposed granite and rugged mountain scenery at Yuba Pass.

I'm sure the passengers had an enjoyable ride as Amtrak Train 5 crossed the Sierra Nevada this sunny Friday afternoon.

CSX Q411 stopped on track 1

Amtrak train #80, the northbound Carolinian, gets under way after a station stop at Cary, North Carolina.

Passengers board the Southbound Ann Rutledge led by AMTK 177. Fuji Finepix S5100, 1/300 at F/3.1