The Empire Builder leaves Winona, MN station behind AMTK 174 passing by Soo Line caboose no. 30 parked in the small yard east of the depot. The train is about one hour behind schedule and changed ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound "California Zephyr" pops out of Tunnel 1 in Coal Creek Canyon as it descends down the 2-percent grade towards Denver, on September 29, 2018.

AMTK 174 & 50 head California Zephyr from Chicago (IL) to Emeryville (CA) through Byers Canyon.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight 14 crosses Portland's Steel Bridge on May 9, 2009. This is a unique lift bridge because the rail deck rises within the upper deck and then the upper deck lifts. Meanwhil... (more)

Crossing over the swollen Potomac River along the Magnolia Cutoff is the eastbound Capitol Limited. A month ago, this area received a tremendous amount of rain and the river itself was out of its ... (more)

Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited speeds towards Rochester after clearing CP 382 and passing an MOW train tied down there.

Locomotives:
AMTK 174 P42DC
AMTK 62 P42DC

The California Zephyr crosses the South Platte River as it arrives in Denver.

Amtrak's California Zephyr is stopped at the Burlington station stop roughly 2 hour late. The train now has the highball and will creep towards the Mississippi River Bridge in less than a mile and... (more)

The California Zephyr slowly pulls into the station stop at Burlington around 2 hours late. The BNSF drops down grade into the Mississippi River Valley from West Burlington. At the bottom of the g... (more)

Amtrak special 156 will soon be pushing the California Zephyr through the Moffat Tunnel and the Rocky Mountains.

Continuing northward along the Crescent corridor admid the heart of a late January night, Amtrak 20 blasts through the town of Lowell, NC, ducking below the Brosnan era signal bridge that has prot... (more)

The morning California Zephyr leaves Denver's Union Station and the ever changing skyline behind as it heads to the Moffat Tunnel and onto California.

Back in April a business trip took me to Florida, and since I'd never railfanned the Sunshine State I tacked on a couple vacation days and met a friend for a 4 day epic 1000 mile tour of the state... (more)