A hustling crew, manning the NS green locomotive, backs a broken down P42 unit into the Amtrak Locomotive Shop.
This P42 dominated lineup features a nice surprise with the 822 heritage unit at center awaiting a needed bath.
After deboarding at the end of the line, I say hello to the locomotive that has been leading me across the country for the past 55 or so hours.
Nightfall arrives, but the brown line continues its consistent running in and out of the loop
A steam engine needing some paint at a small museum along the Oregon Coast highway. A short, but nice stop along the way.
A blue line train elevated above the 606 (Bloomingdale) trail. A piece of Chicago railroad history, the Bloomingdale line was constructed in 1873 as part of the Milwaukee Road, abandoned of train... (more)
Blasting outbound under the Pennsy signals
The afternoon rush hour is underway as seen just from the throat of Chicago Union Station.
The heritage unit phase III powers the push-pull Hiawatha between Chicago and Milwaukee, making six or seven trips daily. Here it is seen on the last leg of its southbound trip between Glenview an... (more)
A long UP train as seen from the rear window of the California Zephyr, just outside of Glenwood Springs Station
View of Prague Tram from the back of another Prague Tram. The huge tramway system in the beautiful city is superb.
An idle but full CSX coal train waits at Prince.
A familiar site outside Union Station. This unit can be seen shuffling around Metra cars seemingly nonstop before every afternoon rush hour.
Inbound Hiawatha just outside Chicago led by the NPCU Veterans unit.
5pm on an expectedly cold February evening. Red line trains run almost back-to-back heading downtown.
