GARDEN CITY KS June 16 1979 — Amtrak SDP40f 505 leads the westbound Southwest Limited as the train slows for a station stop. I have no idea why the red headlight appears to be lighted. My photo.

As the fog starts to lift AMTK 169 & 29 race east with a seven hour & 12 minute late #6.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr makes its evening run across the BNSF Ottumwa Sub, cruising through Chillicothe, Iowa a few miles past its last station stop in Ottumwa. Trailing 3rd is Siemen... (more)

An eight hour late #6 races east toward its next stop in Hastings, Nebraska.

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, departed McCook, Nebraska, 8 hours and 16 minutes late – it was due to depart at 23:49. AMTK P42DCs 60 and 75 are making good time with t... (more)

On our 8th day in Omaha, I woke up and checked the Amtrak app to see if the train had arrived already. As had been the case for several days in a row, Amtrak 6 was running late. I got in my car ... (more)

AMTK 132 & 29 lead a 6 hour & 50 minute late California Zephyr on BNSF's Hastings subdivision.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, train 8, reflects on Amtrak’s historical paint schemes as the 50th Anniversary duo of 160 and 161, roll eastbound through Ross, ND, on the way into Fargo.

"Welcome to Purcell!"

Amtrak's Phase IV Heritage P42 #184 leads the daily southbound Heartland Flyer into Purcell station in Oklahoma as the station master, Joe Ellis, waves on. more)

O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, Oklahoma, OK! Both Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 5... (more)

After striking a truck in Texas the afternoon prior, the northbound "Texas Eagle" makes a rare daylight appearance at CPY 289 with Amtrak's veterans locomotive in the lead.

Amtrak is like alot of businesses in America right now struggling to keep going. The evidence is seen here as the Southwest Chief has a tiny 5 cars train on their trek from LA to Chicago. Here the... (more)

Running exactly 9 hours late, Amtrak 6 blasts though La Platte. Engineer Eric O. does his best to make up time.

The westbound California Zephyr running approximately 11 hrs late.

Due to extensive flooding in Eastern Nebraska as well as a bomb cyclone in Western Nebraska, Amtrak combined two days worth of Eastbound California Zephyrs in Lincoln, NE this morning. Thursday's ... (more)