The stars slowly begin to make their way out from behind the clouds of a passing rain squall while the darkness of the night is briefly lightened by the headlights of a P42DC as Amtrak 14, the nor... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder skirts the scenic Pewaukee Lake on a sunny but very cold winter day.

With both units smoking off in the distance, Amtrak 11 begins to slant upwards as it works upgrade off the valley floor and onto the hillside just south of King City. Bringing up the markers today... (more)

Crossing the over 100 year old viaduct spanning the banks of the Santa Margarita river, Amtrak 11 hustles toward the river's namesake town as it approaches Cuesta Pass.

Strolling through Jack London Square in the morning light, Amtrak 11 approaches the station prior to being chased down by an Oakland yard switch crew with the private car "Montana" to add to the r... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder passes St. Mary's church as it briefly skirts scenic Pewaukee Lake.

The empire Builder rounds the curve at Home Valley, Wa.

The westbound California Zephyr rumbles through the rocky red canyons of the Dotsero cutoff on a cold November afternoon

A 7 hour late Amtrak #6 is running along the base of Utah's imposing Book Cliffs. This ex. D&RGW trackage follows these cliffs for 200 miles from Helper, Utah to Palisade, Colorado. It's the longe... (more)

On September 14, 2013, both of Amtrak's Coast Starlight trains were detoured over Tehachapi Pass and the Central California Valley due to the Union Pacific perform track work along the Coast Subdi... (more)

The Capitol Limited heads west under the Talbot Road bridge, an upside down turntable.

For other views at Georgetown Junction, go Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 176
Train ID: CSX P029
Photo Date: April 24, 2016

Presidents Day 2015 sees some early morning snowfall, and at this moment, near whiteout conditions as Amtrak regional train P088 makes his way north. Snow would continue to fall for much of the mo... (more)

Amtrak #6 is running a little late today; actually over 7 hours late here at Grassy, Utah on UP’s Green River Sub. It was stuck behind a disabled freight in Nevada and then the engineer ran out ... (more)

The California Zephyr was about an hour late this morning getting into Denver's Union Station due to a small fire which started in the last car. The train went into emergency stop in Commerce Cit... (more)

The Lake Shore Limited heads west along the Mohawk River, passing Lock 10 as it approaches Amsterdam, N.Y.