For a couple of years in the late ’90s, Ansco’s Rio Grande Ski Train leased Amtrak F40PHs for power, before purchasing three for the train in 2000. On December 27, 1997, Amtrak Nos. 388 and 29... (more)
The dominance of EMD in Amtrak's power pool is about to change as P32-8W 507 is surrounded by the old guard in Chicago. This is the first of a short series of images that depicts shooting engine 5... (more)
20th Century Railroad Club's "Trains to the Planes" special winds through downtown Oshkosh on it's way north to Neenah to be wyed for the return trip to Chicago.
#388 on #88 On April 16, 1985, Amtrak train 88, the northbound Silver Meteor (Miami FL to New York NY), arrives at the old Atlantic Coast Line passenger station (built in 1926) in O... (more)
View from the east shore of Bay St. Louis at the Gulf Coast Limited prepares to land.
Looking forward from the conductor's side window of Amtrak F40PH 388, we can see the stop signal at Bay St. Louis Draw Bridge, possibly a result of the rain.
A look at the control stand of Amtrak 388 reveals we are stopped as required by the Stop signal indication we have received at the Bay St. Louis Draw Bridge on this rainy day.
