Amrtak 236 leads a train thru Griffith, IN in August of 1974. Robert Bullermann Kodachrome from my collection.

Westbound Train #5 climbing thru Cold Stream Canyon with what was known at the time as the "San Francisco Zephyr".

The Empire Builder approaches Chicago Union station in the depths of the Blue Hour. The lights of an outbound Metra train are reflected on the cab and side. The plant in the background is ADM mil... (more)

A toaster and an old NJT Geep in newer colors meet.

A Union Pacific SD70M was added to the Eastbound Amtrak train 6 somewhere West of Denver. UP 4590 lead the train all the way to Chicago. It can be seen here racing through Chalco Siding on BNSF's ... (more)

The Eastbound "California Zephyr" Amtrak Train #6 crossing the SP trestle at Long Ravine. At one time, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge ran underneath which was abandoned in 1942. Today, t... (more)

Amtrak's American Cities Sprinter No. 609 leads a set of MARC coaches south (Amtrak west) through Linden, NJ on a busy Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The bridge dominating the background was the f... (more)

The westbound Reno Fun Train with #289 leading two SDP40F's West of Colfax.

A late evening Acela Express, led by No. 2006, charges north through Linden, NJ, passing the iconic stacks of the Merck & Company pharmaceutical plant.

A Full Amtrak has been shoved into the Museum of the American Railroad for the Amtrak exhibit train. No Amtrak service actually runs on the BNSF Madill Subdivision.

An Acela Express, led by No. 2026, roars through and under a new pedestrian bridge being constructed as part of a new $25 million dollar station. The project was started in the Summer of 2015, th... (more)

Amtrak Phase III NPCU 406 leads the eastbound Illinois Zephyr through Hinsdale.

Bad weather back east has delayed the arrival of the morning California Zephyr, allowing for a mid-morning sunlit shot. Usually the train arrives in Denver at dawn.

Well-armored Amtrak F40 209 and Conrail C30-7A 6574 compare notes before going to work on a summer afternoon at Springfield, MA.

Amtrak honors our military veterans with ACS-64 painted in the "Salutes Our Veterans" scheme, but she works just like any other locomotive. On a sunny winter day we find her hustling Nor... (more)