Amtrak's Southbound Vermonter is about 15-20 minutes late as it makes the scheduled stop at Waterbury, under nearly prestine skies and cool Northern New England temperatures.

The Train of My Ancestor. Throngs of passengers are eagerly waiting to board Amtrak's Southbound Ethan Allen Express as it arrives into Saratoga Springs. The fun fact is that Ethan Allen is... (more)

Emergency Engines. With the 2 units that regularly run the Saratoga & North Creek trains on the disabled list, the company had to call in backup in the form of 2 Iowa Pacific E8's. Here, th... (more)

Double Header. An inbound commuter train from Lowell crosses the Charles River Drawbridge by Tower A with the odd sight of 2 GP40MCs pushing the train into North Station. Double headers are... (more)

The Home Stretch. A couple of inbound Commuter Trains are on the final leg of their trips from the suburbs to Boston's North Station. 172 is on its way in from Newburyport while further bac... (more)

Across the Willamette. A yard transfer with 2 veteran EMDs in charge head across Steel Bridge. The bridge is the only double-deck bridge with independent lifts in the world, while being the... (more)

To the MAX. A MAX light rail train heads out of the stop at SW 5th & Oak Street and heads down the transit mall on 5th Avenue. Pan at 1/20 sec at f/10 ISO 100.

Skoda-built South Lake Union Streetcar #302 is nearing the end of its short trip as it approaches Westlake Square, where passengers can change to the Monorail or the Link to Seatac Airport. I find... (more)

An inbound Yellow Line train makes it's stop at Pioneer Place/SW 5th Avenue in the Transit Mall, while pedestrians make their way across the street. The Downtown Transit Mall is on 5th (Southbound... (more)

The first afternoon southbound Sounder to Tacoma arrives into the Sumner Station right on schedule.

A Bowdoin bound Blue Train arrives for the stop at Aquarium, while, in the background, a Wonderland bound train is about to depart for the ride under Boston Harbor and the next stop at Maverick.

The express 231, behind the new MP36 #010, heads straight through the Melrose/Cedar Park stop, ferrying commuters to homeward after a long day of work.

Final Days of the CPLs. The end of an era is coming in Marion. The N&W Color-Position Light Signals, which have guarded the diamonds at Marion since the 50s, are being replaced by new "Vade... (more)

Final Days of the CPLs. The end of an era is coming in Marion. The N&W Color-Position Light Signals, which have guarded the diamonds at Marion since the 50s, are being replaced by new "Vade... (more)

Comin Down. A pretty heavy snow squall is making its way through Central Ohio as a snow covered K162 heads east, crossing Madison Avenue in Marion and is about to knock down the signal at M... (more)