After stepping off the Southwest Chief in La Junta, I find myself pacing the train along the Raton Subdivision on U.S. Route 350. The Chief is running at its maximum track speed of ... (more)
Twice per day, the magnetic flagman manufactured by Griswold wigs and wags back and forth for the passing of Amtrak's Southwest Chief. This grade crossing signal is the last of its kind al... (more)
The Empire Builder arrives into St. Cloud for a crew change nine hours late with a surprise (to me) leader. With a quick crew change here in St. Cloud, the train gained an hour by arriving... (more)
Noyes is busy place on a Monday afternoon! The crew of the Grand Forks - Noyes train cut off the front two locomotives and are in the process of tying them down while their train is on the main. ... (more)
CP 299 passes over the Bradley Coulee bridge as it eases closer to the U.S. - Canada border crossing. The train will change crews and get scanned at the border before it continues to Winnipeg.