A tardy train number 580 rolls over the trestle in Del Mar. San Diego County Fair season is in full swing.

After stepping off the Southwest Chief in La Junta, I find myself pacing the train along the Raton Subdivision on U.S. Route 350. The Chief is running at its maximum track speed of ... (more)

Twice per day, the magnetic flagman manufactured by Griswold wigs and wags back and forth for the passing of Amtrak's Southwest Chief. This grade crossing signal is the last of its kind al... (more)

After spending more than an hour in the Oakland Coach Yard having a "mainline plug" addressed, Amtrak 11 pauses at Jack London Square to complete its station work before continuing south... (more)

With the coming of the new Siemens Chargers...this trio of F59PHI's has their days numbered as they are seen between trips at Amtrak's Oakland Coach Yard.

Sounder F59PHI 908 pushes train 1704 north past Carkeek Park.

Cleveland RTA Breda LRV #827 is jacked up for maintenance inside the RTA shops in Cleveland, Ohio.

Inside the shops of the Cleveland RTA, three light rail and one heavyrail trainset are in for work. The three on the left have been jacked up and trucks removed for work to the wheels. The area wi... (more)

AMT 1327 pushes a deadhead move over the St. Lawrence River during the morning rush hour.

Amtrak Train #5 at Norden exiting the 10,322' long "Big Hole" tunnel that is bored under Mount Judah between Soda Springs and Eder.

Golden Hills in the Golden State

Amtrak's Coast Starlight is famed for its views of the Pacific Ocean. But even though the old Southern Pacific mainline veers inland a bit at... (more)

Heading for Cuesta Grade

Amtrak train #14, the northbound (westbound in Southern Pacific's timetable) Coast Starlight, departs San Luis Obispo, California, on July 1, 1976 (Am... (more)

A very late westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief works through Martinez on the Cajon Sub.

The Amtrak Empire Builder has made its station stop for passengers, crew change and minor servicing on a beautiful June morning in 1972. BN E8 9943, painted in full BN passenger colors, leads the ... (more)

Water for My Horses

It is Independence Day Eve (is that a thing?) 1974 and Amtrak's southbound (eastbound, in Southern Pacific vernacular) Coast Starlight, train #11, makes it... (more)