Here we see Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it rounds a curve minutes prior to ascending Glorieta Pass on a warm and sunny spring afternoon.

Livingston Ave Bridge (LAB), last manned interlocking tower in NYS. Opened in 1902 by the New York Central, LAB was the northern of the two Albany Hudson River bridges. Prior to the closure of Alb... (more)

Amtrak #3 blasts past the semaphore signals at the west end of Levy siding on 9/17/13. We got here with 30 seconds to spare after a long drive from Milan,NM.

Amtrak #3 blasts past the semaphore signals at the east end of Chapelle siding on 9/17/13.

Amtraks Christmas Carol tour train sits at Greenfield Village for it's Michigan stop.

The California Zephyr makes a quick stop in Galesburg while a PTC test train sits in the house track.

On a slow Sunday afternoon, an eastbound Capitol Corridor train departs the Davis Depot and heads towards Sacramento, California.

The WB Lake Shore has completed combining its Boston and New York sections and, at 6:54pm, waits for its scheduled 7:05pm departure time. In the background is the Albany-Rensselaer station, the 9t... (more)

Other than a Cascades NPCU in the mix, two P42's have a normal Southwest Chief consist up to track speed, of ninety miles per hour.

Amtrak 68, the SB Adirondack, is taking the connector from CPF-485 on the Canadian Pacific to the Conrail Chicago Line as EB train CP 310 holds on the CP main for Amtrak to clear. The time is appr... (more)

After a weekend of rain & clouds we are treated to a full week of beautiful weather and taking the main stage would have to be Mt. Rainier. Showing us while Trains are very big, some things are ju... (more)

AMTK P42DCs 157 and 199 lead the eastbound Southwest Chief along the Gallup Subdivision, just east of the AZ/NM border.

The Christmas Carol set takes a breather in the Amtrak maintenance yard along Lumber St.