Amtrak's Texas Eagle meets a TRE commuter train at Dalwor shortly before its Fort Worth station stop. Trailing second is Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver locomotive which would be taken off in Fort Wo... (more)

Amtrak 58 leads a very 2 hour late Amtrak 353 down the Shoreline sub to Chicago. Due to equimentment issues it was delayed close to 2 hours at Pontiac before departing.

The northbound Texas Eagle tries to head out of Dallas, but doesn't make it very far before being held for an opposing Union Pacific freight (allowing this shot).

The northbound Texas Eagle makes its station stop at Dallas, next to Reunion Tower.

The northbound Texas Eagle approaches Dallas as the evening rush hour traffic is in bloom.

The Texas Eagle heads out of Dallas with the iconic Reunion Tower in the background.

The San Antonio bound Texas Eagle taps the 3x2 diamonds at the former site of Tower 55, which was razed a month earlier (out of frame to right). The Eagle is, for the moment, about 5... (more)

The southbound Texas Eagle rolls up to the Fort Worth platform ... on time! ... while the idle Heartland Flyer trainset looks on.

Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight rolls along the scenic Coastline between Ventura Ca. and Santa Barbara Ca.

Amtrak 305 heads out of Chicago with a St. Louis bound train.

Tom Golden photo.

The westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief passes the Magnetic Flagman in Delhi, Colorado, an icon along the BNSF Raton Subdivision as the last Wigwag along a class I railroad still in mainline operatio... (more)

The Southwest Chief tackles the step grades of Raton Pass as it runs around the curve at Dick Wootton's ranch.

Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is about to curve through the mile 706.2 semaphores near Robinson, New Mexico.

The Chicago skyline makes a fine backdrop for the Amtrak shops in Chicago, Illinois. A wide variety of trains are assembled and ready to head east, west and south - once the allotted time approac... (more)