After a beautifully sunny trip through the Raton Pass, Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief glides through the blades of Colmor, NM, which has been enveloped by an eerie fog. The fog would soon give... (more)

Here we see a shot that I've wanted to capture for quite some time, and today I was finally able to achieve it. It's a brisk 9°F on this crisp mid-Winter morning in Southern Colorado, and the fre... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief glides across the Colorado grasslands, which have recently been converted into a sea of snow, and through one of the only crossings on the BNSF system that still utilizes ... (more)

High in the Rockies of southern Colorado, the westbound Southwest Chief splits through the old Santa Fe cantilever signals. These are another historic feature along the former Santa Fe transcon, w... (more)

The Southwest Chief flies through Downers Grove doing every bit of 79mph while an outbound Metra has just departed Fairview Ave station.

Next to a cattle ranch at Sheep Mountain Road Crossing a bouquet rests near the tracks as a memorial of some sort. The question comes to mind: is it a tribute to whom...or to what?

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Waiting for a southbound train to arrive to take over for the trip south of DC.

On the weekend of November 15-16th, Amtrak rerouted for the third time in 2014. This time BNSF had been saving some serious maintenance for a bridge located just to the west of Princeton, IL on th... (more)

Amtrak knocks the Tri-light signals down at 328.5

Crossing from the north side of the Gorge to the south side, the westbound New River Train led by a trio of GE P42DC's approach the intermediate signal at MA Cabin, westbound on the C&O mai... (more)

The New River Train passes over the Hawks Nest bridge as it takes the signal named MA Cabin.

After passing the five hours late eastbound Cardinal the New River Train picks up speed.

On a dreary autumn afternoon in the New River Gorge, the 2013 Collis P. Huntington New River Train charges through Cotton Hill, westbound on the C&O mainline to Huntington.