"Cubed Rail Train in the Snow at Mill River"

Sleet continues to fall during the early morning hours of February 17th, 2024, as Amtrak MP15DC's 539 & 537 tow a Continuous Wel... (more)

"Sunrise on the Cubed Rail Train"

Sunlight begins to surface on the horizon on February 7th, 2024, as Amtrak MP15DC's 539 & 537 idle on the north end of a Continuous Welded Rail Train... (more)

"Work Train Over the Farmington"

On the morning of July 29th, 2023, a work train, led by Amtrak MP15DC 539, coasts over the Farmington River Bridge on the MRS (Hartford) Lin... (more)

"Stone Through Hartford"

As the sun rises on July 29th, 2023, "glass out" Amtrak MP15DC 539, leads a loaded stone train through Hartford Union Station on the MRS (... (more)

"Capitol Cube"

As the sun rises on July 29th, 2023, "glass out" Amtrak MP15DC 539, leads a loaded stone train into Hartford Union Station on the MRS (Hartford) Lin... (more)

Track Switch. On Saturday, July 29, 2023, AMTK MP15DC 539 (née-PLE 1597, EMD, 5/1975) led a string of stone cars across the Warehouse Point Railroad Bridge above the Connecticut River on t... (more)

"Bridge Traffic"

On the afternoon of July 29th, 2023, a ballast train, lead by Amtrak MP15DC 539, pauses as MoW vehicles reposition on the Warehouse Point (Connecticut River... (more)

"Cube Over the Conn River"

On the afternoon of July 29th, 2023, "glass out" Amtrak MP15DC 539, leads a loaded ballast train back and forth across the Warehouse Poi... (more)

"Dropping on the Curve"

On the afternoon of July 29th, 2023, a work train, led by Amtrak MP15DC 539, drops stone on the freshly realigned super-elevated curve on the northea... (more)

"First Train Over"

On the afternoon of July 29th, 2023, "glass out" Amtrak MP15DC 539, leads a loaded stone train over the Warehouse Point (Connecticut River) Railroad Bridge into Enf... (more)

"Midnight Activities at Clinton"

Just before Midnight on June 16th, 2023, "glass out" Amtrak MP15DC 539, shoves a loaded stone train into the siding at Clinton, Connecticut on the Sh... (more)

Amtrak Work Extra 539 heads eastbound on the Northeast Corridor at Groton, CT with two MP15s and a train of stone hoppers.

This MP15 sits next to a very unique locomotive; a GP38H-3 that started life as a GP40TC. At first glance it may look like a run-of-the-mill geep, but there are numerous spotting features that se... (more)

Amtrak work extra heads west through New London.

Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder waits at the Great Northern Station in Minneapolis as a work crew cleans snow from switches before departure.