It's not every day that Amtrak 59 "The City of New Orleans" arrives to Memphis in good day light. This morning however, it was almost 2 hours late coming in, allowing for an early morni... (more)

The Lake Shore Limited heads through East Syracuse.

Shortly after dawn, Amtrak's City of New Orleans passes downtown Memphis. In a minute or so the train will arrive at Memphis Central Station. 59 was running about a half hour late which allowed ... (more)

VLIX "CRR" F3A Nº800 leads the westbound interchange move with revenue freight from Oak Ridge to Blair and is seen at Robinette, Tennessee on April 2, 2020

In the summer, the elephants come out to play. Amtrak Train 49 (Lake Shore Limited) had not one but two P32AC-DMs (710 and 702) in Phase III paint to make the trip from New York Penn Station to Al... (more)

The Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited pulls out of Springfield with a Shuttle set in the background. The station is in the process of platform renovations.

Looking like a model train set, Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans (Train 59) snakes through downtown Memphis, over an hour behind schedule, as it approaches Central Station. Look closely and... (more)

Daylight in Memphis! The Amtrak City Of New Orleans arrived in Memphis, TN at just before 1300 on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Normally at this time of year this train would be a pre-dawn arrival.

The northbound Floridian departs Nashville on a nice May day in 1978. Bad numbers are about to catch up with the train, which will be discontinued the following October.

The Floridian loads a few at Nashville on a nice May day in 1978. Bad numbers are about to catch up with the train, which will be discontinued the following October.

There truly is no finer way to travel the country other than by train. By plane, you'll see your flight attendant when you duck your head to get in the door, and maybe when you receive your trivia... (more)

The southbound Floridian changes crews at Nashville Union Station. The deteriorating condition of the Indiana rail network in the early 70's forced Amtrak to look for alternate routes around the ... (more)

Southbound Floridian near Union Station on the L&N.

The day is just beginning in Memphis as the City of New Orleans takes on fuel on a cold January morning.

A gentleman on the platform speaks to the engineer of tonights "City of New Orleans" before it departs northbound from Memphis.