A late running westbound Southwest Chief heads for LA as it passes through Highgrove on the San Bernardino Sub.

Here we see Conductor Montoya giving a thumbs up as his train, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief #4 slowly pulls away from the station platform in Lamy, NM.

Running as advertised, we see Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief as it traverses Canyoncito, NM on a beautifully crisp early Autumn afternoon.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr, curves westbound through Tunnel 40 in scenic Little Gore Canyon west of Azure, Colorado, on August 21, 2014.

AMTK #179 shoves Amtrak Capitol Corridor Train #728 as it skims past Alviso Slough!

Stainless steel smile
Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, curves into a smile as seen from high above Tunnel 40 in Little Gore Canyon west of Azure, Colorado, on August 21, 2... (more)

Running two and a half hours late, Amtrak 19, the southbound Crescent, crosses over to track 2 at Red Lane for its station stop in Gainesville. With a Dash 8 second out and a rebuilt Viewliner din... (more)

Two P42DCs lead Amtrak #6 "The California Zephyr" through Platteville, CO. The train in the siding is a loaded Colorado Springs Utilities Coal Load that had to wait for a UP/FRA Track Inspector to... (more)

ODOT1 - Oh Dat 1 ugly piece of rolling stock. The newest Cascades Talgo set, sporting a cab car that could only have been designed by a committee, rolls through Tacoma for the first time, and it d... (more)

While a southbound UTA FrontRunner commute departs Salt Lake Central for Provo, a set of new Talgo Series VIII passenger coaches await departure for Sacramento.

Run as Amtrak train No. 983, a set of new Talgo Series VIII passenger coaches take a tour of the former D&RGW heading north through Riverton, Utah. The 983 would follow train No. 5 out of Salt Lak... (more)

The eastbound Capitol Limited passes a sitting V607 at Brunswick, Maryland.

Amtrak #89 with engine number 179 knocks down the 148.8. Soon to be replaced, part of CSX's major signal upgrades along the A line.

Barn Bluff offers a good view of Red Wing and the eastbound Empire Builder pulling into the station.