January had a lot more snow last year versus the practically no freezing temperatures we've had this year in Portland.

Having just met its eastbound counterpart, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief slowly proceeds past an active semaphore signal as it makes its way back onto the mainline.

Now here's something you don't see everyday in Lynchburg, VA. Three Amtrak trains side by side by side. Left to right... "NS 957" Lynchburg-Roanoke crew-qualifying train on a Kemper St... (more)

Two-car train in use to qualify train crews between Lynchburg, VA, and Roanoke sits quietly for the weekend at Kemper Street Station. Train is making two round trips each day Mon. - Fri for three ... (more)

Amtrak train in use qualifying train crews between Lynchburg, VA, and Roanoke crosses Campbell Avenue in Lynchburg. Train is making two round trips each day Mon. - Fri for three weeks. This is t... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr rolls through Thompson,UT mid-cloud bombing

In the comforting shade of a tree on a hot day, a little boy and his mom watch Amtrak’s Coast Starlight arrive at Salem, Oregon, on September 25, 2016.

90 minutes delayed, California Zephyr to Emeryville start to brake for the stop in Green River, Utah.

Amtrak 198 rolls south along the Puget Sound at Steilacoom on the point of the Coast Starlight.

Amtrak P42DC's #198 & #193 sprint across the desert with the 'California Zephyr' between Green River and Helper.

The eastbound California Zephyr runs through a classic location on the former Rio Grande.

Amtraks California Zephyr comes into the small town of Helper,UT after its sprint across the desert from Green River

California Zephyr #5 rolls down the west slope of the Sierras, about to pass underneath Interstate 80 in Emigrant Gap.

Westbound Amtrak train at Springfield behind GP40TC #198 || Sept. 1987

Amtrak 198 lead 07T passed MP 168 westbound on the NS Pittsburgh Line.