The CSX OCS heads east through the sleepy forgotten town of Thurmond, Wv. after the sun has gone down behind the mountain for the day.

Westbound at Port Hope.

North County Transit District (operator of the Coaster commuter trains) F59PHI 3001 sits in San Diego on a warm evening. Coaster owned two of these F59PHIs, built in September 2001. (San Diego, ... (more)

We were out mainly looking for UP freights, but they are few and far between these days on Donner, so we settled on Amtrak 5 because at least it is reasonably predictable. This was taken at Andove... (more)

We were out mainly looking for UP freights, but they are few and far between these days on Donner, so we settled on Amtrak 6 because at least it is reasonably predictable. This was taken from the... (more)

CSX's executive train passes through downtown Birmingham enroute to Chicago on day two of an inspection trip from Jacksonville.

Last of the Fall Colors

With the last vestiges of fall color clinging to the trees, Amtrak's daily Pennsylvanian makes its decent around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve. ... (more)

CSX Office Car special P001-08 heads north through downtown Birmingham, AL., on their way to Chicago, IL., with the whole train being repainted into the B&O paint scheme and locomotives renumbered... (more)

Amtrak 74 heads by the NS yard in Durham with namesake "City of Durham" F59 1869 on the point.

Amtrak's newest locomotives, the ALC-42 (Amtrak Long-distance Charger, 4,200hp), #300 in Amtrak's Phase VI livery and #301 in its 50th Anniversary "Day 1" livery, pose together in Ivy Ci... (more)

Toward the rear of the Phase VI paint on ALC-42 #300 features a red chevron, reminiscent of Amtrak's original arrow logo, providing a nod to Amtrak's history while setting the transition from Amtr... (more)

Amtrak ALC-42's #301 in 50th Anniversary "Day 1" livery, #300 in Phase VI, and P42 #160 in 50th Anniversary Dash 8 Phase III are seen together in Ivy City.

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Amtrak's newest locomotive, the ALC-42 (Amtrak Long-distance Charger, 4,200hp), #301 in the 50th Anniversary "Day 1" livery (modeled after the one-off E8 painted for Amtrak's first day of operatio... (more)

New Beginnings. AMTK 300 (ALC-42, Phase VI) arrived in Chicago, Illinois on June 14, 2021 on Amtrak Train 6 (California Zephyr) from the Siemens Factory, and recently returned to Chicago, I... (more)