Amtrak 115 leads the Southwest Chief west through Aurora, passing one of the last CB&Q signal bridges left on the Chicago Sub.

Amtrak's southbound Vermonter train had little issue with the new snowfall and slick highway travel as the train makes track speed at West Hartford and passing the mile 19 marker - the 'W' indicat... (more)

The last rays of sunlight for Independence Day catch a Capitol Corridor along the Pinole shoreline.

A San Joaquin train idles quietly at Sacramento's brand new station platforms as the sun rises.

Amtrak P42DC #115 leads a Capital Corridor train though Oakland Jack London Square.

Train 14 racing north along the shore of frozen Upper Klamath Lake near Algoma. The third unit is NPCU 90253, in tow to return north to Cascades service. Steam rising into the cold morning air f... (more)

Westbound Zephyr departing Denver

Seriously, Your Going to Bring that as Carry On? [2012 Solstice Study +2] - The Conductor of the Eastbound Southwest Chief looks over the unusually large pieces of luggage that a pa... (more)

Detoured Coast Starlight train number 11 snakes through Woodford, easily making track speed.

The Empire Builder sits under the platform lights minutes before gearing up to head westbound, leaving its station stop in St. Paul.

With my first spot clouded out, I manged to beat the silver sausage to Randall with a minute to spare...just as the clouds moved away. Another Cascades unit is the consist today, right behind the ... (more)

-1 air temp. on a beautiful frost covered winter morning out in the countryside as Amtrak flys towards Chicago.

Amtrak 370 heads east under the old C&O signal bridge as it heads for the station in Grand Rapids.

Amtrak 115 and the Sunset glides past the New Orleans Public Belt's maintenance yard at Central Avenue, on it's way up the Huey Long bridge. The bridge is undergoing a massive reconstruction to ad... (more)

Northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14 is over 2 hours late as it takes the horseshoe curve atop Salt Creek trestle at Heather. This is the longest trestle on UP's Cascade Sub in Oregon spann... (more)