On a windy spring morning, Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder eases around the curve approaching the west switch of Quincy, while an eastbound stack train has just cleared into the siding, making f... (more)

Amtrak's Capitol Limited running extremely late crosses East 26th Street on the Norfolk Southern Cleveland Line.

Eastbound "Cardinal"

Running slightly tardy, Amtrak's southbound "Silver Star" is rolling into Woodbridge, VA.

Amtrak 80 heads east through Pomona Yard on Main 2 just after sunrise.

Due to weather damage along the Moffat Subdivision in Colorado, Amtrak's California Zephyr trains are detouring via the Overland Route in Wyoming. Train No. 6 heads east through Echo Canyon near t... (more)

After crossing the World Famous Keddie Wye bridges, the northbound Coast Starlight train highballs Keddie and heads for the BNSF Gateway Subdivision. Here it passes by the east leg of the Keddie W... (more)

Mount Shasta and Shastina tower over the Butte Valley as Amtrak's Coast Starlight blasts northward at 79mph on a spectacular summer morning. The searchlights and code line are living on bo... (more)

At 6:48am the Coast Starlight was running on schedule, after cresting the 5105' summit at Grass Lake. They will make OS at K-Falls within about one hour owing to some fast track into Dorris.

Amtrak Across the Keddie Wye! Due to a derailment along UP's Shasta Route (just north of Dunsmuir), Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight was forced to detour via the Feather River Canyon and... (more)

Amtrak Detours Via the Feather River Canyon! Due to a derailment along UP's Shasta Route (just north of Dunsmuir), Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight was forced to detour via the Feather R... (more)

This photo captures exactly how I feel when I think about the Rockies in the Summer time. Pine covered mountains and winding rivers surrounded by cool, damn, fresh air. Truly one of our country's ... (more)

Grand Junction is a scheduled 20 min stop for the CZ, but many days the train runs early and passengers get up to an hour to wander around the platform. Today is one of those days, and it seemed l... (more)