The Amtrak display train from the 2012 Railfest at Steamtown in Scranton arrives back at Rensselaer.

No snow for Christmas, but a few days after a couple of inches finally fell, providing the opportunity to catch Amtrak's heritage unit #156 in a wintry scene crossing Buck Creek in Grandville, MI.... (more)

The "pointless arrow" cuts its way through the dark of night, breaking the silence of a peaceful evening in the Kalamazoo River Valley. On the night of December 23rd, 156 made its way on to Amtra... (more)

Amtrak train No. 280 blasts out of the tunnel at Garrison, New York, on April 11, 1991.

Amtrak's 40th Anniversary Phase I engine 156 wastes no time as it rolls east through Fonda, NY. It's next stop will be in Schenectady, NY.

Today was the inaugural run of the new Amtrak service between Washington DC and Norfolk, VA. Heritage engine #156 is leading the parade of cars with dignitaries from CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Am... (more)

Amtrak's Phase I Heritage unit leads the Lake Shore Limited over the Mohawk River on a late Fall day. The train is running just a few minutes late. AMTK 129 trails.

The Phase 1 heritage units takes 305 through downtown Lemont.

Lincoln Service #300 blows through Lemont with the Phase I heritage unit "pointing" the way.

One of Amtrak's 40th anniversary P42DC's leads the outbound Maple Leaf past Bathurst St bridge. Amtrak was created in 1971 to handle and consolidate passenger services in the US. PhI was one of th... (more)

Amtrak heritage units #156 and #66 pass the John Deere Complex of buildings after departing Iowa's Train Festival en route to Chicago.

AMTK 156 runs on the hot track at Hamilton Yard just as the sun pokes through the morning overcast skies.

A very gloomy first day of November finds AMTK 156 on the Maple Leaf. It was almost one year to the day that AMTK 145 visited Canada on this exact route: see photo ID 389487.

With overnight temps dipping to freezing, the colors are starting to perk up in the White River Valley at East Granville, Vermont. The Amtrak southbound Vermonter train 55 with the Phase I Commem... (more)

In just a few days, the foliage that is starting to show change will be in full brilliant 'bloom' in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The Amtrak Vermonter train is seen passing the Scribner's Sett... (more)