The Coast Starlight is roaring though the Willamette Valley on the longest railroad tangent in Oregon - 19 miles.

Amtrak Springfield-New Haven Shuttle viewed from the John Street overpass. P42DC 120 and two cars head south. Holy Trinity Church of Wallingford seen in the distance.

Amtrak No. 120 leads No. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight into the San luis Obispo SP station as Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight departs.

Emerging from an elevated cut, featured here Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 makes its way through Rosario, NM en route to Albuquerque, NM on a beautifully hot mid-Spring afternoon.

The Coast Starlight passenger train runs between Los Angeles to Seattle along the Interstate-5 corridor. Here we see the northbound #14 crossing the Santiam River near Jefferson, Oregon. Jefferson... (more)

The California Zephyr pulls away from Denver's Union Station. Since this photo was taken this area has seen a building boom, with high rise office buildings and expensive apartments and condos.

AMTK 120 is on point as the California Zephyr pulls into Union Station. Notice that Denver's RTD had not yet finished installing the numerous catenary structures that now dominate the area.

The Crescent exits the New Orleans Terminal Back Belt Line and takes the wye onto the N.O.&N.E. District to Meridian, MS.

The eastbound Pennsylvanian pulls into Huntingdon passing the former PRR Hunt Tower and the yet to be activated PTC home signals that will guard CP Hunt.

Over eight hours late due to a detour on the Oregon Trunk, the southbound Coast Starlight rolls through the Sacramento River Canyon.

The eastbound Capitol Limited is heading through the cut at Markleton on its way to Cumberland before continuing on to the District of Columbia.

Running around eight hours late because of a detour on the Oregon Trunk, the Coast Starlight snakes along the Sacramento River. The old Pacific Highway bridge in the background dates from 1925.

Running over four hours late, Amtrak's southbound Crescent is seen charging through Buford, Georgia at track speed, attempting to make up as much time as possible before reaching its termin... (more)

A Pacific Rail Society Amtrak special was eastbound in the Southern California gloom near Cucamonga