The Santa Train has completed the Dante stop and heads south past what remains of Dante Yard.
For a short while on Santa Train Saturday, Clinchport, Virginia may have been the most congested airspace in the United States. Screeching in at the last moment, I went high on the opposite hills... (more)
The 80th anniversary of the CSX Santa Train glides south across the Copper Creek Trestle in Clinchport, VA., running as P001-19
Having left Santa behind in Kingsport, P001-19 wastes no time heading south with the executives aboard.
Emerging from the Breaks Interstate Park at daybreak heading southbound on the former Clinchfield Railroad, now CSX Kingsport Subdivision, CSX P001-19 knocks down the signal at the south end of To... (more)
Led by "Day 1” heritage unit 301, the Portland section of the Empire Builder rolls to a stop at Wishram. Running nearly six hours late, the train will likely reach its final stop at Union Statio... (more)
Amtrak 80 departs Cary with AMTK 160 leading.
The mid day Amtrak, 151, makes its way into Roanoke. 202 leads the way as it is near control point Furnace Crossing.
From the files of "Get It While You Can", may I present the Central Maine & Quebec. Here, a late-running Job 1 is digging into the grade heading to Jackman for the Canadian recrew. Thi... (more)
F59PHs GO 560 & GO 563 lead GO 3710 towards its terminus of Union Station. GO 3710 originates in London, the only train to originate that far west. This train launched as a pilot program in Octobe... (more)
Empire Service train 260 with P32AC-DM 702 leading and two more on the rear.
The P40s are some of the oldest units in the Amtrak fleet, but they're still going strong primarily in Auto Train service. A pair lead train 52 north through Ashland on a fall afternoon. Ashland i... (more)
A 7+ hour late Amtrak 8 heads through St. Paul with the Operation Lifesaver P42 and Day 1 Charger.
The Operations Lifesaver motor on it's 3rd trip to Florida. Can you spot the baby?
As the sun rises, D-16005 patiently waits on the third track of Concepción station for E-269-01 to finish shunting the cars of the night service.