Idling away at Amtrak's Redondo Junction’s coach yard is Dash 8-32BWH 509. Built by General Electric as road power for Amtrak in December 1991, these hood diesels wore one of the most spectacul... (more)

A tardy Coast Starlight rolls northward through Siskiyou County. Next stop: Klamath Falls, Oregon.

The westbound Amtrak Pennsylvanian timed its appearance in Summerhill perfectly.

A rare B32 leads Amtrak's Silver Star out of Cary with a pair of the usual P42s trailing.

A Hiawatha train to Chicago makes it station stop at Sturtevant in the 10 inches of fresh snow received over the weekend.

An exceptionally rare leader brings 98 north on a wet and unsettled afternoon heading toward Palatka, running on time. The dash 8 leaders only happen every few years it seems.

Rolling along California's Central Coast is Amtrak train 14, the westbound Coast Starlight heading from Los Angeles to Seattle. On this first day of 1994, the train is powered by 10% of th... (more)

An eastbound Amtrak Capitol rolls along San Pablo Bay at Pinole, California, on March 12, 1995. The train is led by GE P32BWH “Pepsi Can” No. 501, that was later sold and became California Dep... (more)

Several new GE B32BWHs, EMD F40PHs and a former GO Transit GMD GP40TC gather at Amtrak’s locomotive facility at Chicago, Illinois, on February 22, 1992.

Amtrak's 'Pepsi Can' painted power is ready and waiting at the Lumber Street facility with the Chicago skyline and the 'Sears Tower' backdrop on a clear May first day in 1997.

Amtrak 42 "The Pennsylvanian" climbs the West Slope of the Alleghenies towards its next stop in Altoona.

A tip on Heads Up Coast Fans, lead to a early morning meeting with AMTK No. 509 pushing Pacific Surfliner No. 770 southbound to Los Angeles. One of the Charger Locomotives had to be pulled off a S... (more)

Passing through the Metrolink station in Orange is Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 580. This afternoon's train is unusual for two reasons: Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH 509, usually used as yard power in ... (more)

The northbound Coast Starlight passes the junction with the Siskiyou Line on a perfect spring morning.

Amtrak 42 meets a westbound stack train as they pass under the position lights in Summerhill.