Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited rolls into the growing city of Casa Grande on a cool summer morning with one of the first P42 locomotives to be built nearly 26 years ago on the point of this tra... (more)

Amtrak P42DC 7 pulls Amtrak 3, the westbound southwest chief, into Mendota, IL for a station stop.

Amtrak 14, Starlight, has just completed it's station stop at the new (again) Tacoma Dome Station on the Lakewood sub. The station's name sake is in the background, while the train crosses the c... (more)

A late Amtrak #6 'The California Zephyr' descends Soldier Summit near Kyune,UT on a hot summer morning.

A 6 plus hours late Amtrak no. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, allows for an afternoon shot along the Truckee River as it heads to the station stop in Truckee.

Amtrak Charger no. 300 rolls into Chicago, trailing on the eastbound California Zephyr. There were plenty of clouds in the area, and the train itself was running about four hours late by this poi... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through Eisele, Colorado (also known as Clay) which is at the base of Blue Mountain.

The California Zephyr makes a 180 degree turn at the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado. After rounding the corner it will climb the grade towards Tunnel 1.

The California Zephyr runs along Blue Mountain before entering Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

Amtrak Cardinal departing Charlottesville.

Moving fast to make up its three hour delay in Clifton Forge, the eastbound Cardinal crosses over the Norfolk & Western Railways former line to Hagerstown. Both lines at one point had been bustlin... (more)

The Air Up There..

Hey, I've gone aloft as I catch The Southwest Chief racing below the Sandia Mountains and into Albuquerque

Train No4, the Chicago bound Southwest Chief descends the east slope of Raton Pass as it heads for it's next stop of Trinidad then onward to La Junta for a crew change. The Santa Fe search lights ... (more)

Southwest Chief, train No4 heading for Raton is at track speed as it slams the west end of Levy, New Mexico on May 2, 2019.

Amtrak's northbound Southwest Chief steps through the curvy terrain and by the west end of Chapelle, New Mexico with it's Chicago bound train on May 2, 2019.