Amtrak's Carolinian heads out of Raleigh and into the setting sun with a single P42 for power.

With their station stop completed in town, Amtrak's Vermonter is on the move as it accelerates out of Brattleboro, Vermont and heads south along the bank of the Connecticut River. In the lead is A... (more)

Flying Above the Clouds by Rail This very well may be the most difficult and rare of weather events to capture along the Flatiron Range. Meteorology calls it an Inversion and it can b... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado at sunrise, rousting a flock of birds that were in the trees.

Amtrak train 461 to New Haven stopped at the Berlin station.

Amtrak Above the Clouds The weather in the Denver-Metro area is weird this morning. Once or twice a year, the ground is warm enough and the air cools enough overnight to create a layer of ... (more)

The Phase II heritage unit is seen leading the eastbound Capitol Limited out of Chicago in a blended double exposure (1/100 flash and 1/4 timed) taken from 18th Street.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr threads 100-foot Tunnel 38 as it negotiates Gore Canyon approaching Azure, Colorado, on September 20, 2023. This scenic former Rio Grande main line is now Union Pacifi... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian rolls through Lilly, Pennsylvania located on the NS Pittsburgh Line.

On this cold January day we would watch Amtrak 20 depart from the old Southern passenger station and cross the Dan River here in Danville Va. Note in the background the trestle which led to the ol... (more)

Midnight Blue In Daylight. A mudslide across the tracks near Scarborough, New York tangentially caused a rare visit by Amtrak's 50th Anniversary "Midnight Blue" unit AMTK 100 to t... (more)

Amtrak 43, the Westbound "Pennsylvanian" is seen rounding the bend a the railfan's overlook in Cassandra.

91 Blasting through Satsuma

Midnight Diesel After Midnight. On the night of Saturday October 21, 2023 to Sunday October 22, 2023, Amtrak operated a non-revenue move of the New York section of Train 48 (Lake Shore Limi... (more)

After departing Truckee Ca, Amtrak No. 5 the westbound California Zephyr climbs up Cold Stream Canyon through Andover and on up to the Summit of Donner Pass.