Amtrak and Metro North FL9s get the chance to admire each other`s paint jobs at poughkeepsie.NY.

Amtrak's California Zephyr rolls through the east end of Glenwood Canyon along the Colorado River right on time, a not so common event on the UP.

Taken from the 10th floor of the Buffalo Central Terminal we see Amtrak 281 crossing over from track 2 to the Niagara Branch while passing the remains of the old passenger platforms.

It's often tough to get good pix while on a family vacation, but the Izaak Walton Inn perhaps offers an exception. Here between Red Bus tours and lake boat rides I found time for a morning trip o... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr is running somewhat late at Floy, Utah, but the passengers are enjoying a spectacular sunset over Utah's desert country.

On a gorgeous winter morning, the whistle of Amtrak's California Zephyr echos off the rugged Book Cliffs north of town. At right, a quad of UP EMD's (including D&RGW 5371) await service on the "Di... (more)

I call this stretch of railroad California's hidden coast. For about 50 miles, except for the railroad itself and the station at Surf, it is isolated from public access by mountains, Vandenberg A... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr exits Tunnel 39 inside Little Gore Canyon.

2 AMTK P42DCs lead the Portland section of the Empire Builder through the Columbia Rive Gorge. That's 11245 foot Mt Hood in the background. The Empire Builder is almost right on time and the sche... (more)

The Empire Builder headed East

Penn Central GG-1 4898 (ex-PRR 4898) leads Amtrak train #441, the Washington section of The Broadway Limited, through the Capitol Beltway Station in Maryland on July 5, 1976.

Amtrak crossing the Los Angeles River