Auto Train on time today. For now the GE's that power 52/53 are safe from the Charger takeover as the Chargers do not have 'it" to haul this much train.
Amtrak 53 takes the siding with 91 expected to overtake which did not happen, 53 continued south ahead of 91.
Auto Train zigzags across the mainlines and switches at McQuade heading towards Sanford.
The P40s are some of the oldest units in the Amtrak fleet, but they're still going strong primarily in Auto Train service. A pair lead train 52 north through Ashland on a fall afternoon. Ashland i... (more)
The Southwest Chief runs past semaphores at Springer, New Mexico.
The Southwest Chief splits the semaphores at Springer, New Mexico.
Amtrak 53 rolls though Rural eastern Florida, about an hour from it's final stop at Sanford Auto Train Terminal.
Three GE's muscle 53 through Seville
National Train Day weekend finds Amtrak 53 rolling through Seville.
Two Amtrak long-distance trains are prepped for their evening departures at the "Launching Pad," at the carrier’s Redondo Junction facility about three miles south of downtown L.A. Th... (more)
The eastbound Chief races the sun at the semaphores near Wagon Mound on the Raton sub.
Amtrak 821 leads the Southwest Chief through the semaphores at Springer, New Mexico.
Word has it that the last operating semaphores in New Mexico will soon be replaced. With cameras in hand we set out to capture these nearly 100 year old iconic railroad signals. We also wanted t... (more)
The California Zephyr, complete with two baggage cars, climbs the grade to Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line.
The Westbound California Zephyr is about to cross Old Donner Summit Road after emerging from Tunnel 41, the "Big Hole".
