Eastbound through Chili, NY when the classic New York Central signals were still around.
The first 40th Anniversary retro unit, 822, leads the eastbound Maple Leaf through a wintry scene beneath classic New York Central signals (that are now history) on Christmas Eve 2013.
Hugging the Puget Sound will no longer be experienced at this location after today. Tomorrow, passenger trains will move to the $181 million inland "Point Defiance bypass" route.... (more)
Farewell to Passenger Rail Service Here. After today, passenger trains will cease to run on these tracks. With tomorrow's switch to the $181 million "inland Point Defiance bypass,&qu... (more)
The one that got away... Most folks are surprised to know that an Amtrak Pacific Parlour car was sold and has been in private hands for years. This was a necessary measure to pay for the ... (more)
I bet the passengers enjoying the view out of this Sightseer Lounge had no idea that plans to end passenger trains on this beautiful segment of the Coast Starlight were well underway at the time o... (more)
The 470 brings up the markers on this Amtrak Cascades train headed into the station at Edmonds with a ferry in the background. The F59PHI locomotives have been a mainstay since the inception of t... (more)
The caretaker at Raton, NM opens the waiting area, and looks after the station. I noticed him picking up some litter on the platform after the Southwest Chief departed and asked to take his photo.... (more)
Rhinecliff waiting area and ticket counter.
The Utica station, even when not decorated with Christmas cheer, is an amazingly beautiful gem.
Twins rest after completing their run from the north.
This AVR train passes between shots as the movie "Last Flag Flying" was being filmed at the Pittsburgh Amtrak station.
I had just finished working on the set of the movie "Last Flag Flying" and was heading home. I went up to the head end to snap a photo of my train in the fog under this old train shed.
A northbound Northeast Regional rushes over the Susquehanna River at sunset on a beautiful fall evening.
A southbound Northeast Regional rushes over the Susquehanna River at sunset on a beautiful fall evening.
