Sudden Summer downpour creates a trail of "catenary spray" on a Westbound Trenton express.
Lightning Stripe. The newest of the railroad's heritage units, Metro-North Railroad (MNR) P32AC-DM no. 211 is seen rounding the curve at Marble Hill with Hudson Line train 8741. The her... (more)
Dramatic Daylighting. On February 26, 2024, Amtrak ALSTOM Acela 2 Train Set 8 (AMTK 2146-2118) operated as train 844-26 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boston, Massachusetts. This daylig... (more)
Even the in the pouring rain, the engineer of E9A 101 gives a friendly wave as the Santa Train whips through CP Andersonville on the CN (former GTW) Holly Subdivision.
On the run up to start of service BLF test trains were running frequently like this one crossing the river in Stuart
A CT Rail P40DC trails on the tail end of train 6402 as it heads into the Hartford tunnels.
BNSF 4294 powers an eight car officer special westbound. Cars are Cajon Pass, Trinchera Pass, Mt. Helena, Raton Pass, Marias Pass, Topeka, Fred Harvey, & William B Strong.
Amtrak's Desert Wind heads for Vegas as it rolls past Cajon.
Racing south along with rush hour traffic a nicely matched set of Amfleet "airliners on wheels" is keeping up and perhaps gaining a little. Hey, I used to own one of those Nissan 510s!
W003 came to a stop for a half hour while work was completed on the geometry equipment. Because of it's stop at MP 21.5 it gave the opportunity to move down and grab this shot as CSX 9969 pulls th... (more)
High above the Shasta Valley, the northbound Coast Starlight crosses Dry Canyon in summer 1994. An Amtrak engineer once told me that if the signals were all green and the train was making track sp... (more)
The FRA research train exits Payne Yard in Fieldale.
The FRA research train operating as 93G, exits the Philpott siding on a very pleasant February afternoon.
The second Piedmont of the day deadheads into Raleigh station as they cross the Raleigh & Fayetteville NS Line at Boylan.
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