Amtrak's Capital Limited exits the Harpers Ferry Tunnel and rolls over the Potomac River slowing for it's station stop at Historic Harpers Ferry.

Running several hours late, the westbound Southwest Chief is nearing its final destination at LAUPT as it passes Amtrak's coach yard and locomotive shops along the west bank of the Los Angeles Riv... (more)

#82 and 14 lead California Zephyr #5 past Burlington Junction Railway switcher #900 in Montgomery, IL.

Amtrak's California Zephyr heads east along the Colorado River late in the day just outside State Bridge, CO. As the name states, that is what State Bridge is. State Road 131 bridge over the Color... (more)

The Caorlinian approaches the station after a rare east Carolina snowfall. A careful observer will note the last two cars on this train. Those were private cars returning from the Historic Inaugur... (more)

A well-powered Southwest Chief ducks under the Dan Ryan expressway.

Soon after sunrise, the crew of Amtrak's California Zephyr perform a running air test at Soldier Summit prior to a 25 mile descent (between 1.0-2.3%) eastward to Helper, Utah. This is my 600th pho... (more)

With a partial moon in the western sky, Amtrak's California Zephyr is five miles from it's regularly scheduled stop at Helper. A loaded coal hopper at Royal Road has been spotted here for several ... (more)

Accelerating back up to track speed, Amtrak's California Zephyr departs a short slow order due to a highway bridge replacement project on US Hwy. 6 at Detour.

The chase is on, and this morning it's the trains that are doing the chasing! Making good use of CTC and two main tracks, UP dispatcher #78 has lined Amtrak east up track #2 and a UP coal empty ea... (more)

The southbound Texas Eagle departs Fort Worth behind its usual lone P42.

A late amtrak rounds the "S" curve at lookout siding along the UP Cascade line

Southwest Chief at sunset as passengers board to travel east.