The lake shore limited sits in Albany awaiting the okay south after a day and a half long rain storm wreaked havoc on the entire northeast.

NORMAN OK (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40F 504 leads Train 16 The Lone Star. The northbound train has crossed Acres Street as it departs city center. EMD built the 504 (s/n 72694-5) in June 1973. Aft... (more)

Amtrak engine #19 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Keenesburg, Colorado at sunrise on the Brush Sub.

Amtrak Train #516 flies off of BNSF's New Westminster at Colebrook where it will head onto BCOL's Port Sub for a short time before heading back onto the New Westminster Sub at Mud Bay West.

With the majestic Boulder, Colorado Flatirons in the background, the California Zephyr runs through Little Ten Curve at Rocky as it begins the journey up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak 352 and mates endure late winter weather at the famous Zephyr Pit south of Union Station. The 3 E8s are former Burlington/BN units, with conventional steam generators for handling Amtrak's ... (more)

In the many times I've taken photos at this station, this has to easily be the best catch I've gotten. Amtrak's Red and Blue 50th Anniversary engine is the leader on a Downeaster train headed for ... (more)

Amtrak Empire Service Train 236 on Track 1 in Scarborough. P32AC-DM 702 and five Amfleets. Next stop Yonkers.

VANCOUVER WA May 4 2011 — Amtrak P42DC 134 slows for a station stop with the southbound Coast Starlight. General electric built the unit (s/n 52814) in December 2000. My photo.

"Sometimes AAA Needs a Recrew Too"

On the late evening of December 6th, 2023 Amtrak ACS-64 629, with disabled Acela train 2155 in tow, pauses for an unusual recrew at Stamford station... (more)

Snow from the previous day's storm blankets the ground as the California Zephyr runs past a ranch in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

The California Zephyr climbs out of Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado towards Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Traffic Jam At CP12. In the area of the five-track junction near Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx, New York, occasionally the timing will cause a slight delay as the railroad goes from 2 to 4 pa... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel #3 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub as it begins the climb into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Head to NYC for the afternoon for work? Sure thing boss! It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Here's my ride to the city approaching Baltimore Penn Station. Carrying flagship phones in o... (more)