Something no longer seen on passenger trains today are the wisps of steam that, on cooler days, enveloped much of the train. Amtrak SDP40F 503, powering San Diegan 770, is clearly equipped with a... (more)

The Rocky Mountaineer luxury passenger train departs Seattle, WA, running through the Queen Anne section south of BNSF's Interbay Yard on the Scenic Sub. Amtrak P-32BWH's have to lead the train up... (more)

On my favorite stretch of mountain railroad in the country, a former "Pepsi Can" P32-8BWH leads Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight past the former location of Cougar siding on the ex-So... (more)

The eastbound South-West Chief charges through Laguna in New Mexico.

On a beautiful Saturday evening, a northbound Rocky Mountaineer special rolls north through the countryside near Stanwood with a friendly crew on the controls. Amtrak have leased out one of their ... (more)

It's just after sunset as Amtrak 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, makes its Simi Valley station stop. This evening finds AMTK 503 on the point of the train that has less than an hour running ti... (more)

Train number 565 heads north through the San Elijo Lagoon behind a somewhat unusual leader, Amtrak Dash-8 number 503. The old wooden trestle here is not long for this world. With the first track n... (more)

Having some electrical work done, AMTK 503 finds itself on one of the Redondo turntable's whisker tracks this morning as the ex-ATSF cantilever signal bridge here stands sentinel in the background... (more)

Banking towards the western portal of Tunnel 27, AMTK 503 leads the northbound Coast Starlight out of the San Fernando Valley on a clear morning.

Beach-goers enjoying their Sunday afternoon at Gaviota pause for a moment to watch the passage of Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight as it rumbles across the iconic trestle here.

As the hills of Cuesta Pass wear their annual coat of summer brown, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight prepares to ascend the grade of the GoldTree Horsehoe curve as it crosses the Stenner Creek ... (more)

On a spectacularly clear day in Grover Beach, with the Pismo dunes visible stretching for miles in the background, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight prepares to enter Price Canyon with a Dash-8 ... (more)

In a somewhat rare turn of events, a Dash-8 finds itself on the point of the northbound Coast Starlight as the train begins its passage over the towering Stenner Creek trestle. While Dash-8 leader... (more)

Bathing in the warm afternoon light in downtown San Diego, AMTK 503 and a trio of private cars from Los Angeles layover at the Santa Fe station as they wait to return home via Amtrak 591 later thi... (more)

The Coast Starlight is receiving passengers at Emeryville on a summer morning. In the distance, Capitol train 721 is waiting for the Starlight to clear the platform, so it can enter the station.