Amtrak San Joaquin 716 creeps through the S-curves in Ballico, California, because of a report that a crossing gate had been struck by a truck not long because this Oakland to Bakersfield t... (more)

Amtrak train 715, a San Joaquin traveling from Bakersfield to Oakland's Jack London Square station, makes a stop in Merced, California (which is also a crew change point) on June 14, 2019. ... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 768 departs Fullerton, California, on the Ides of March 2019. This train, with CDTX SC-44 2119 for power, originated in Goleta (near Santa Barbara) and is heading ... (more)

Trying to make up a little time, because it is already 9 minutes late just 33 miles into its 128 mile journey from Los Angeles to San Diego, is Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 566. The train is p... (more)

It's been a very wet winter in southern California, and February 18, 2019, was supposed to be clear and dry. But as Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 579 headed through CP Maple, in the city of Ora... (more)

One-year-old MARC SC-44 87 brings train 422 into the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Station, operated by Amtrak and shared with Maryland Area Regional Commuter. This commuter train is heading from... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 1767, weekend service from San Diego to Goleta; is running 15 minutes late as it departs Santa Ana, California, on a blustery New Year's Day 2019. Siemens SC-44 &q... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 1767, weekend service from San Diego to Goleta; begins to accelerate out of the station in Fullerton, California, on December 16, 2018. Nearly-new Siemens SC-44 &q... (more)

Running about an hour late, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 774 passes under the Garden Grove Freeway (CA-22) on November 25, 2018. Making its way to San Diego from San Luis Obispo, this train is... (more)

Rounding the curve at the northern end of Orange, California, is Pacific Surfliner 1564, weekend service from Los Angeles to San Diego. Unlike most Surfliners, this set is made up o... (more)

Amtrak train 390, the Saluki, arrives at Chicago's Union Station on November 8, 2018. This train is backing into the station after completing its run from Carbondale, in the southern part ... (more)

CDTX SC-44 2110 leads Amtrak train 1573 (San Diego to Los Angeles) in Anaheim, California, on October 28, 2018. The Pacific Surfliners' long-time power, F59PHIs, are being sold to Chicago'... (more)

CDTX SC-44 2109 shoves on the rear of Amtrak train 1573 (San Diego to Los Angeles) in Anaheim, California, on October 28, 2018. The Pacific Surfliners' long-time power, F59PHIs, are being ... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner number 1573, heading from San Diego to Los Angeles, rounds the curve as it crosses State College Avenue in Anaheim, California, on October 28, 2018. Change is in th... (more)

Amtrak train 719, a westbound San Joaquin heading fro Bakersfield to Oakland, speeds through Blanco, just south of Corcoran, California, on February 20, 2018. These Amtrak trains operate w... (more)