After mostly cloudy all day the sun broke through for a late Amtrak, making his HF station stop. I believe Kato makes a model of this unit. This is from NPS property.

Got held up at Humboldt waiting for an Eastbound Auto train. Here I am holding the main waiting for the East bound. Please note, on this day I had a 13 car train 5!!! The normal consist is 9 cars.... (more)

With Donner Pass now behind it, the eastbound California Zephyr speeds through Verdi, on the way to its next stop of Reno.

The outbound Texas Eagle departs Lockport Metra Station (after a very rare passenger pick-up), with Amtrak 62 doing the honors. This is the first time I've ever seen Amtrak make any kind of stop i... (more)

Northbound Amtrak Texas Eagle working its way thru Cliff Cave County Park along UP DeSoto Sub on a very hot August day, running about 2 hours late.

Eastbound Empire Builder ascends Marias Pass near "Goat Lick" east of Essex.

Eastbound Empire Builder ascends Marias Pass while the "locals" seem oblivious.

The Empire Builder headed East

The Empire Builder glows in the creamy light of a sunset as it crests Marias Pass. All the passengers are enjoying the view in the the comfort of the train as I get attacked by a swarm of bugs.

Just after stopping at the station (a very rare occurence) to pick up a few passengers and to check underneath the engine, the outbound Texas Eagle continues its trip west through a 79 MPH speed z... (more)

After sitting in DG Yard for two days for a Homeland Security Training exersize, AMTK 62 went west to the Nabisco plant wye, turned arouned, and went back to Chicago. A few windows were missing fr... (more)

AMTK 62 sits idling in the DG yard, while METX 405 switches over to peform it's "flipback" here. 62 and the Superliner sleeper and Amfleet cafe were used by area police departments in a terrorist ... (more)

Amtrak No. 22 comes off the BNSF at Tower 55 as a UP northbound with a CSX Dash 8 in the lead holds on the main.

Amtrak 62 leads the joint Amtrak-VIA Maple Leaf westbound past Oakville yard on Christmas Eve '04

The Southwest Chief heads down Cajon Pass as it passes along side a UP stack train heading up the pass.