The AAPRCO special gets the highball after meeting a loaded grain train. The consist was in order as follows: AMTK 71, AMTK 88, AMTK 166, 800149 Evelyn Henry, 800148 Warren Henry, 800045 Caritas, ... (more)

Three P42's lead the colorful 20 car AAPRCO special into the Temple depot. Here it will get a fresh crew before proceeding to an overnight stay in Fort Worth, TX. The consist was in order as follo... (more)

Over 5 hours late the northbound Coast Starlight travels under the new and old cantilever’s at Springfield Jct.

Running at least 5-1/2 hours late, the westbound California Zephyr exits the "Big Hole" at the summit of Donner Pass. Quite a bit of snow lingers at this elevation; a testament to the heavy winter... (more)

Travelers on I-80 through the Emigrant Gap area are briefly inconvenienced by a major highway resurfacing project. Passengers aboard the westbound California Zephyr might actually wish they were ... (more)

A late westbound California Zephyr begins the 12-degree horseshoe curve just east of Pinecliff. This curve is the sharpest east of the Moffat Tunnel, and takes the train through the shortest of t... (more)

Just before 6am, Downeaster 680 captured is racing over a wooden bridge deep in the Scarborough Marsh. 71 is pushing this train of early rising passengers south, as my buddy Bill watches from his... (more)

P029 passes Brunswick's WB Tower and an old B&O CPL.

The Empire Builder passes the rising Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. Raspberry Island is getting smaller by the day but likely won't be covered as they're predicting the river to crest to... (more)

Amtrak train #3 sits on track 12 at LAUPT, soon it will back down into Amtrak's Los Angeles coach yards.

AMTK #71 leads the Sunset with a standard consist up the Huey P. Long approach at Central Avenue.

Ready for departure

After a Louisville Ky. visit Amtraks Disney train heads north up the LIRC.Seen here in enters Indiana at Ashland Park for its next scheduled stop in Cleveland.

Heading north on the LIRC the Amtrak Disney train with P42DC's 71 and 157 leaves the Louisville Ky. area behind as its about to duck under Veterans Parkway.Next scheduled stop,Cleveland.

After a weekend in Louisville Amtrak P42DC's 71 and 157 lead the Disney train north across the Ohio River into Indiana.Traveling up the LIRC its next scheduled stop will be Cleveland.