The Sunset Route. It’s a name that embodies the history, romance, and beauty of the route and under the UP, is a very busy line. While UP intends to double track the entire route, there are stil... (more)
Just dodging the first rays of light peaking over the surrounding hills, Amtrak’s Empire Service cruises south along the Hudson River towards New York City.
On its northbound trek up the Hudson River Valley, an intermodal hustles across the trestle at Iona Island and past the changing leaves basking in the early morning light.
Winding through freshly cut fields of grain, an eastbound train out of Coulee City is casting long shadows on the plain signaling that the day is coming to a close. On track restricted to 10mph fo... (more)
While the tractors are idled for the day, the Eastern Washington Gateway pushes on to get the train to Cheney before the hours of service law catches the one-man crew. In an irony of economics, th... (more)