The Downeaster just pulled in from Boston with a hint of fall coming in with Bowdoin in the back.

Rolling north to Brunswick.

"Please Pass the Grain" At Ruston (Tacoma) Amtrak Cascades train 505 steps by a grain train which was waiting for a spot at the TEMCO facility. Mount Rainier in the distance.

San Joaquin 711 on time for Modesto.

Amtrak Cascades Train no. 507 speeds through Puyallup, WA on a warm spring afternoon with Mt. Rainer standing over 14,000 feet tall in the distance.

Downeaster pulling out southbound to Boston.

San Joaquin 711 departs Modesto for the next stop, Stockton Ca.

On a northbound Downeaster.

An old Amtrak F40, now NPCU leads a southbound Amtrak Cascades train towards Washington, as it is silhouetted by the setting sun.

The late morning Downeaster 692 rolls through a curve just past Melrose/Cedar Park Station on a brisk January morning. The track seen to the right is the former freight siding into what was Deerin... (more)

San Joaquin 711 sprints toward Modesto with NPCU 90225 trailing.

Downeaster train 694 rolls through Wyoming Hill station in a cold rain shower as it makes its final push towards the end of the run in Boston. A mix of PTC upgrades and Green Line extension constr... (more)

Northbound San Joaquin speeds toward Stockton Ca.

A Boston bound Downeaster slows for the stop at Durham-UNH The fall colors are starting to hit their peak here in early October in Southern New Hampshire

With Green Line Extension trackwork continuing, Amtrak's Downeaster is still routed down the Western Route on its way to Boston on weekends. Southbound 694 sweeps through the curve just before Mel... (more)