A station worker goes about his business as matched pair 514/513 bookend a MoW train waiting for its next assignment.

Amtrak slams the diamond with the J at Rondout.

Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight rounds Goldtree Horseshoe Curve, just minutes before arriving San Luis Obispo station

A Hiawatha Service train has just departed for the Windy City and the stealthy Amtrak 506 provides the power in push mode on a foggy February day.

The on-time 'Chief is back up to speed after departing Galesburg and nears the crossovers known as "Yost" in the ATSF timetable, leaving no doubt that the high target mounted atop the cantilever a... (more)

Amtrak Pepsi cans rush the 'Chief eastward over Media trestle.

Welcome to the first day the of merger between the BNSF and Amtrak. Okay, so not really, but with no less than four BNSF motors sharing space with P42s and NPCUs at Amtrak's Chicago engine facilit... (more)

The outbound Hoosier State has an interesting combination of Amtrak equipment as rolls southbound after departing Chicago Union Station.

Amtrak Dash 8 P32BWH 518, still in its old Phase IV paint, highballs the northbound Lincoln Service 300 through Lemont.

Capitol Corridor Inaugural, Jack London Square, Oakland, breaking the banner. Also the P32-8BWH Pepsi Can service debut.

Inaugural Westbound Capitol (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento), on the Benicia bridge from the Benicia side. The new I-680 bridge is now to the left of the rail bridge. This was also the service de... (more)

Inaugural Capitol (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento), crossing the Guadalupe River in the early morning. This was also the service debut of the P32 and Pepsi can scheme. I had an invite to ride the... (more)

An unusual on time departure for #2 this morning, about to go underneath the University of Houston on the passenger main of the SP.

A northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to Goleta passes the East Beach flood control channel of Laguna Creek. This cobble-lined stream channel was built by the Works Progress Adminstristration (WPA... (more)