Sleeping car passengers have their cameras at the ready as the westbound California Zephyr climbs into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and over Donner Pass.
The Palmetto heads by the entrance to the Tidal Basin as it continues its trip south.
Amtrak Train # 80, running a few minutes late, slows for its stop at Salisbury Station with P42 # 124 in the lead.
Guillermo Sanchez © 2014
Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr leaves Rocky, Colorado, while climbing the 2% grades up the Front Range on August 26, 2013.
The Southwest Chief makes time across the Chilly Sub on the BNSF between stations at Ft. Madison and Galesburg. This look is out one of many broken windows from an old pump station east of Smithsh... (more)
Amtrak 124 rounds the curve at 90mph and reveals a frozen train at Bluewater, NM on 11/24/13.
Amtrak 124 kicks up some fresh snowfall from the night before as it heads east at 90mph at Bluewater, NM 11/24/13.
Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief is running a little over 2 hours late this Thanksgiving morning, as it passes a waiting QLACMEM at Highgrove.
Power sits while waiting for their next assignments including 2 heritage units.
BNSF 5015 meets Amtrak Empire Builder #7 at Scenic, just before the 7.8-mile long Cascade Tunnel. Not sure who the chair belongs to though...
After a station stop at Depew, the Lakeshore limited continues east towards Rochester.
The "Baby Builder" section of the Empire Builder travels through the small Columbia River town of Lyle, Washington. This photo was taken during the 2013 Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: GE P42DCLocation: Lyle, Washington, USALocomotive #: AMTK 124Train ID: AMTK 28Photo Date: May 18, 2013
To truly appreciate the obstacles overcome by railroad surveyors and engineers over a century ago, one must rise above the treeline and grasp firsthand the "big picture." On an absolutely perfect... (more)
Amtrak 124 leads #4 into La Plata a few minutes ahead of schedule.
