Amtrak Cascades F59PHI no. 470 leads the Empire Builder through Brookfield, WI. It was typical cloudy and gray Wisconsin weather, but it's not every day that you see King Tut flying through Brookf... (more)

Amtrak Cascades train #506 heads northbound about 5 miles north of Tacoma, Washington. 14,411-foot Mount Rainier can be seen in the distant background.

Find your beach. An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train comes cruising along the Pacific Coast Line as it passes through Gaviota, California. Passengers who are heading towards San Luis Obispo w... (more)

An hour late Pacific Surfliner #583 arrives behind NCPU #90230 in Cascade colors. As this train arrived about the time the next train, which goes further north of LA, was supposed to arrive, there... (more)

Amtrak 470 is anything but common while wrapped (like a mummy?) to promote the King Tutankhamen exhibit at Seattle's Pacific Science Center.

Like the setting sun, the days for views like this for passengers, are fading fast. In the not too distant future, the Cascades fares will entitle passengers to views of Dupont, Lakewood and Sou... (more)

Northbound Surfliner enroute to Los Angeles, from San Diego, is seen at the highest elevated spot during its journey: CP Galivan.

Early Saturday morning in downtown Seattle finds a rare clear winter sky allowing the rising sun to be reflected, as well a lot of activity at King Street Station. Ready to depart for Eugene OR is... (more)

As the winter sun rises over the Cascades, its warm rays start to melt the morning frost and fill the valley with a light fog that glows from the sun. It’s a serene and beautiful morning that come... (more)

The setting sun illuminates the aluminum bodies of Amtrak’s Talgo train as it heads north past the Ferry Terminal at Steilacoom. The Cascade service has 5 of these equipment sets in service all na... (more)

See, it's not always raining in the Pacific Northwest. On a day not warmer since 1992, Cascades 516 is treating it's passenger's to a colorful sunset along the Puget Sound, a few minutes out of T... (more)

An Amtrak Cascades NPCU takes a vacation on the Pacific Surfliner, with 90230 on the point of 583 en route to Los Angeles. P42 81 is providing the power, and private car "Montana" (MILW) is bringi... (more)

Cascades train 513 southbound at Vader, WA.

On a beautiful fall day along the California Coast, many folks try their chances at fishing off the Gaviota pier. Meanwhile, Amtrak 799 travels by high above on the Gaviota Trestle.