Amtrak Coast Starlight runs over 4 hours late hustling through the local streets of Alviso on New Year's Day. All Rights Reserved © Guillermo Sanchez Photo

Minutes after the sun went away, running over eight and a half hours late, Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr climbs the 2% grade through Coal Creek Canyon up towards Tunnel #1.

An eight and half hour late Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, led by Amtrak no. 198 round the s-curve at Blue Mountain Road in Coal Creek Canyon west of Denver. Right as soon as the locomotives pa... (more)

Another late # 8 rolls thru Big Lake.

Amtrak 198 leads 14 the scenic stretch of the Pacific Ocean that is Gaviota State Park

Amtrak 198 guides 14 through the fog that blankets the Pacific Ocean

With a member of the Amtrak Heritage fleet trailing, Amtrak Silver Meteor heads south for its next stop at Jacksonville, Florida on a great clear morning.

The Capitol Limited, P030, clears the still standing B&O signal CP-FIELD on the P&W sub, the AVR connection between NS and CSX rails.

Fresh from overhaul and conversion from GO Transit to Amtrak, a GP40TC head away Joliet fro Chicago on double track ABS

Moments after Q400 went west, P030 makes a slightly tardy appearance on the Cumberland Sub.

Roadwork on Interstate 80 continues and drivers head up and down the pass, while Amtrak #5 glides downgrade through Emigrant Gap.

The Southbound Crescent is seen coming off of the East End District and will soon negotiate its way through the "puzzle" from NS track and onto CSX track in route to the Birmingham Station.

The Chicago bound Southwest Chief pulls into Fullerton as a family watches from the pedestrian bridge. A group of rail fans wave as the baggage cart, right edge, waits for the train to stop.

Only my second attempt at a zoom-pan - and I think it came out pretty good!