Crossing the Susquehanna river.

The Vermonter at Springfield.

En route for Halifax. Following an overnight run from Toronto, CN 120 is leaving Taschereau Yard in Montreal this morning after working the yard. It will be in Halifax about 24 hours later,... (more)

After a two hour wait, i was able to witness the future of passenger locomotives on a test train between Portland and Seattle. Built in 2016, the "Charger"locomotive was very quiet and pretty slee... (more)

Seahawks at CP Tacoma

Amtrak Cascades train 504 rejoins the mainline as it departs the Tacoma passenger station about a half-hour late on January 23, 2017. This train consist... (more)

110 mph Blizzard. Empire Service train 280 from Niagara Falls to New York City races SB along the Hudson River on the 110 mph section of Amtrak's Hudson Line. In the far distance can be seen the C... (more)

The old and the new in focus. Originally opening in 1896, Portland, Oregon's Union Station has hosted a variety of railroads and their interesting motive power over the years, and today, it got a ... (more)

I believe this is the first Charger (Siemens SC44) to operate on a train on the West Coast. Here the 4611 destined for service with IDOT, pulls a test train with AMTK 467 on the tail end. It wi... (more)

CDOT Train 3629 picks up speed after crossing the Shaw's Cove Bridge in New London.

The mid-day Sounder has the honor of being the last train (revenue) to cross the historic 80 year old Milwaukee S Curve trestle.

Locomotive is actually an EMD F59PH.

In a single l... (more)

Montreal is getting more snow as AMT 78 arrives at Lasalle Station, kicking up some snow in the process.

Southwest Chief leaves Chicago Union Station for Los Angles, while the Lake Shore Limited which is behind schedule heads in to Union Station and a BNSF Metra train heads for the Racetrack also.

On a pleasant autumn afternoon, a southbound Amtrak train 91, the Silver Star, rumbles across the trestle adjacent to the marina in Neabsco, Virginia.

One of the greatest rare mileage excursions Amtrak ever ran was the Parker Peavine Extra. In three days it traveled from LA to Flagstaff on the Transcon, Flagstaff to Phoenix on the Peavine via As... (more)