Amtrak's Phase III heritage unit leads the Lakeshore Limited as it approaches the station stop in Rochester, New York. Fall colors have just started to show on the trees.

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Take A Spin On Your Anniversary. In preparation for its trip to Chicago later today as the trailing unit on the eastbound Southwest Chief, AMTK 822, wearing one of the commemorative paint s... (more)

Eventually...All Good Things Come to an End. Looking back on my travels aboard the popular Reno Fun Train...its hard to image that the likelihood of this train operating again is low. From... (more)

Texas Eagle westbound departing Dallas 4 hours late.

Texas Eagle westbound departing Dallas 4 hours late.

Amtrak 822 leads the southbound Texas Eagle, with Amtrak 90221 in tow, on its way to Fort Worth, Texas. Amtrak 822 was sent down for national train day celebrations, and the NPCU was headed to For... (more)

A P40DC, heritage unit No. 822 leads the Eagle on a hot and humid May morning.

Amtrak's Phase III Heritage unit #822 pulls the southwest chief as it heads west on the Mendota sub, Towards Galesburg, Illinois

With heritage units on Amtrak trains rare enough in North Texas, the word of two special units on one train sparked some interest. With the usual F40 NPCU gone from the Heartland Flyer, Amtrak sen... (more)

It's a beautifully warm Spring afternoon, and featured here Phase III Heritage Unit #822 leads Amtrak's Southwest Chief through Canyoncito, NM moments after completing the trek down Glorieta Pass.

Phase III heritage #822 is in charge of the westbound Empire Builder as it meets an inbound Hiawatha under the position lights at CP Morgan.

The Empire Builder approaches Chicago Union station in the depths of the Blue Hour. The lights of an outbound Metra train are reflected on the cab and side. The plant in the background is ADM mil... (more)

A blast of red, white, and blue brings life to the otherwise dark and lonely town of Bernal, NM as winter storms move in over the area. The semaphore blades still stand on this mainline, but it's ... (more)

It's not common to have two P40DCs lead a train, but it happened on Amtrak's Capitol Limited on October 17. Here, Amtrak 822 and 831 lead train 30 in route to Washington. Amtrak 30 pauses in Pit... (more)