The westbound Empire Builder soaks in the last rays of sunlight along the shores of Lake Pepin at Maple Springs. Soon a timetable change will set back the departure from Chicago making the train ... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder soaks in the last rays of sunlight along the shores of Lake Pepin at Maple Springs. Soon a timetable change will set back the departure from Chicago making the train ... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr is silhouetted against the sunrise at Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado.

Subbing for the usual F59PHI, AMTK P42DC leads the early morning train from Los Angeles to Goleta. Pacific Surfliner no. 759 was a casualty of the pandemic and cut from the schedule.

A yard crew takes power to their facility as two more P42s await their next assignment.

The California Zephyr escorted a F40 in the special Veterans paint scheme as it climbs up to Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Above It All In Auburn. Amtrak Train 5 (California Zephyr) had an extra and colorful addition to the head end, seen passing over Interstate 80 in Auburn, California on the afternoon of Frid... (more)

It's not every day you get to see an elongated California Zephyr train. In this image you can see the special Veterans F40 engine and the three private cars on the back of the train. The cars inc... (more)

After stopping at Denver's Union Station to dropp off and take on passengers, the California Zephyr headed west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub and climbed up the Big Ten Curve.

This morning's California Zephyr had a number of unique additions, including an F40 and three private cars on the back of the train. The cars include Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway B... (more)

Amtrak 774 passes some NS power at Commerce.

763 heads out of Camarillo after meeting 774 in town.

AMTK 202 had to run the #5 California Zephyr solo duty from Iowa to Denver as it lent its second engine to the #6 which had to remove two engines after hitting a dump truck.

Here we see a rare event. Amtrak engine 202 (P42DC) has solo duty leading the #5 California Zephyr from Iowa to Denver, Colorado. The #6 CZ had hit a garbage truck in Iowa necessitating the remo... (more)

50 Years To The Day. Some 50 years ago on this very day, Amtrak was born - saving the American passenger train from being found only in the pages of history. Now, 50 years later, routes tha... (more)