Amtrak explored the possibility of modern high-speed trains in the early 1990s, and leased two European electric trainsets for testing and revenue service on the Northeast Corridor between Washing... (more)
Amtrak train 9, the westbound North Coast Hiawatha, makes a station stop in Livingston on a cold and snowy December day. The power for this train, SDP40Fs 531 and 576, has been "blue ... (more)
The California Zephyr runs through a very cold Wiggins, Colorado as it heads west towards Denver. The temperature was 16 degrees with 20MPH winds, making the wind chill around -1.