METX F59PHIs make an outbound run from Chicago Union Station at CP Morgan.

METX F59PHIs make their inaugural inbound run into Chicago Union Station at CP Morgan.

Amtrak Cascades F59PHI 457 brings up the rear of a eastbound test train at Franklin Park.

Amtrak Surfliner F59PHI 457 brings up the rear of a westbound test train at Franklin Park.

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, powers down the tracks at Five Row in Spencer, NC on December 16, 2018.

A rare visitor to the east coast, Amtrak F59PHI 468 spent its life in the Pacific Northwest in Amtrak Cascades service. It came into town on the Capitol Limited and was destined for a brief tour o... (more)

George W Bush, son of the late George H W Bush the 41st President, arrives in Santa Barbara on a whistle stop campaign tour up the California Coast. He would go on to be elected the 43rd President... (more)

A long way from home, a pair of Amtrak F59PHI's once used for Surfliner service in southern California bracket a GE tonner alongside a damaged 145 at the shops in Beech Grove. The F59's have since... (more)

AMT 1325 with 7 bilevel cars pushes a deadhead move towards Montreal West Station and eventually Sortin Yard to layover until the afternoon rush hour.

On time northbound Pacific Surfliner No. 759 from Los Angeles reaches Santa Barbara just as the sun rises.

The West Coast Express commuter service pulls out of the former Canadian Pacific terminal in downtown Vancouver. The station is now a transit hub and is served by two metro lines, commuter trains,... (more)

Smoke from more destructive wildfires raging in California can be seen being blown offshore from heavy and dry Santa Ana winds. There's the Hill fire in Ventura Ca, the Woolsey fire in Los Ange... (more)

Amtrak Saves the Day. Tired, frustrated and worried passengers crowd the platform at Ventura as a lengthy Amtrak 769, using three additional coaches and one locomotive from the San Joaquin/... (more)

Cascades in the Carolinas. While a couple NCDOT units were out for PTC installation, Amtrak sent a Cascade F59PHI unit to pinch-hit. Here, train 75 rolls over the Yadkin River to en route Charlott... (more)

Amtrak 717 slows on its approach to its first station stop, Wasco, since it originated at Bakersfield on a cool, fall afternoon. As the lower-level train of mostly ex-New Jersey Transit cars is de... (more)