It’s a cold day in late December as Amtrak 824 leads the eastbound Toronto to New York City train the “Maple Leaf” over the unique double decked Whirlpool bridge a few miles down river of Ni... (more)

Engineer Doug Busler inherited a late Southwest Chief, and BNSF train Z-LACWSP8-20U (Los Angeles CA to Willow Springs, IL) holds at Frost (just south of Victorville) for the meet so as not ... (more)

Just after sunset on the first day of winter, the Southbound Silver Meteor roars through Bristol, PA.

Amtrak's southbound Vermonter train #55 on Tuesday, December 30, has the returning pair of rare (for the Vermonter) back-to-back P42-9s, 203 and 105, leading an 8-car train that includes the Amtra... (more)

Amtrak's southbound Vermonter train #55 on Tuesday, December 30, has the returning pair of rare (for the Vermonter) back-to-back P42-9s, 203 and 105, leading an 8-car train that includes the Amtra... (more)

P42 # 118 and 41 are pulling Amtraks train # 5 "California Zephyr" up the 2.0 % grade to the front range of the Rockies and the Moffat tunnel. The train is going through little 10 curve/... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr toting another Sprinter at last light.

With New York City yet to fully awaken, Amtrak's "Maple Leaf" quietly sneaks out of Penn Station and heads north along the eastern shore of the Hudson River.

The California Zephyr is almost 1 hour early as it skirts along the shores of the east bay.

An Amtrak empire connection train heads west

About 15 minutes late the northbound "Coast Starlight" # 14 is on the ascent to the Cuesta summit near San Luis Obispo, with P42DC # 198 and 207 pulling the heavy 12 car train.

The Amtrak Cardinal descends the grade leading into the Town of Orange.

Engineer Doug Busler inherited a late Southwest Chief, and BNSF train Z-LACWSP8-20U (Los Angeles CA to Willow Springs, IL) holds at Frost (just south of Victorville) for the meet so as not ... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Capital Limited slows for a station stop at Harpers Ferry, WV as it crosses over the Potomac River on a warm fall evening.

Merry Christmas Amtrak. The first meaningful release of new cars from CAF in Elmira, 18 new Viewliner baggage cars, roll NB on the D&H just north of Oneonta at 3:55pm on one of the gloomiest days ... (more)