Heritage Scene To Start The Morning. On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Amtrak Train 63-69 (the combined Maple Leaf-Adirondack) was led by Phase II heritage P42DC AMTK 130. The train was at the Y... (more)

Rolling into the Martinez station is Amtrak train 715, a westbound Bakersfield to Oakland-Jack London San Joaquin. CDTX 2010, a California Department of Transportation owned, Alstom-built ... (more)

Amtrak 13 & 176 lead the westbound Southwest Chief.

Running through Fraser Canyon in between Tabernash and Granby, CO, the westbound California Zephyr emerges from the west portal of Tunnel 34.

Amtrak KP-701 has entered onto the Norfolk Southern Reybold Secondary at DAVIS interlocking in Newark, DE. They are towing two Amtrak Acela High Speed Power Cars (HSPCs) to the Bear Car shop.

Amtrak Crescent train 19 crosses over the Susquehanna River at Havre De Grace, MD with Dandelion Crayola ACS-64 620.

Amtrak Lake Shore Limited has a larger than normal consist approaching Breakneck station on Friday evening. This train also includes passenger cars being ferried to Chicago for its run as Train 48... (more)

50th Anniversary P42 Midnight Blue leaving Hudson on the back of Empire Service train 236.

The "Coast Daylight" is departing for it's run down the coast.

In Minot on a pleasant day (!) I caught the "Empire Builder" but I've forgotten which direction it was going. An even better catch was a visit to the tower at the SOO line crossing.

A stormy sky at sunset provides a dynamic background for the California Zephyr #6 as it heads east on the Brush Sub towards Keenesburg, Colorado.

Arriving into Town. Running quite a few hours late, the Floridian crosses the Congaree River on its way to the modest Columbia depot, where it will briefly stop before proceeding north.

Ethan Allen Express southbound with cab car P42C 9700 on the rear.

The California Zephyr #5 train heads towards Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub and will soon be running through 28 tunnels to get to the west side of the Continental Divide.

The Floridian, a little under three hours late, zips through Washington Grove, MD, at golden hour. Phase VII P42DC 115 leads the way, along with AMTK 175, followed by a Phase VII Amfleet coach rig... (more)