Amtrak's Phase IV heritage unit leads AMTK 2 on the Boston Section of the EB Lake Shore Limited. Historically this track was the west end of the original Boston & Albany mainline. It has been pass... (more)

"Nothing changes on New Year's Day"

U2 got it wrong, as one thing, at least, does change on New Year's Day: The Santa Fe Railway passed through the middle of downtown Pasadena, Cali... (more)

There's Something About a Train that's Magic...

What appears to be an Amtrak San Diegan with a particularly eclectic set of cars is, in fact, not a train for passengers. Fro... (more)

After taking the Adirondack from Rensselaer to Montreal and back, AMTK 520 has cut off inbound 68 and heads for the shops. It is moving NB on station Track 4.

The Sierra Scenic, Key Tours Bay Area to Reno and return over Donner Pass train, drifts down from Cape Horn and rounds into Colfax on its return from Reno.

A Kodachrome SDP45 leads a large Sunday Zephyr west over Donner Pass.

With all the great photos of Amtrak GP38H-3 #520 leading its first revenue passenger train as the sole power in many years, I thought it would be fitting to show an example of this unit 20 years a... (more)

The New Haven RR called this the "Shore Line" for obvious reasons. On a spring afternoon, Amtrak Northeast Corridor train 173 sped west along Long Island Sound at West Mystic, CT, behind one of th... (more)

Eastbound moving fast in snow.

Well that was unexpected. With word from upstate New York railfans that AMTK 69 (the northbound Adirondack) left Albany with a GP38H-3 as sole power yesterday, I was one of many rail... (more)

Amtrak Cascades F59PHI #469 makes a rare appearance out of the Pacific Northwest while leading Empire Builder #7 out of Chicago

Amtrak has made great strides in recent times by improving travel options for its customers, including expanding its bike program. A bicycle friendly Superliner I Coach/Baggage, Viewliner II Bagga... (more)

A rare occurrence for Amtrak #520 on a long distance train, I believe. Amtrak Adirondack glides toward the Canada/U.S border at Lacolle.

Amtrak #68 is out of Montreal Central Station with a rare leader on Amtrak ; one of the 8 EMD GP38-H3's in service. Originally a GMD GP40TC, they were built by General Motors Diesel (GMD), for GO ... (more)

Amtrak's "Capitol Limited" stopping at Harpers Ferry