The southernmost foothills of the Rocky Mountains shine in the early morning sun as Amtrak's Southwest Chief negotiates the tight bends of the famed Raton Pass.

Fresh out of a brief station stop in Raton, AMTK train 3, the southbound run of the Southwest Chief, glides across the prairies and grasslands of northern New Mexico, which line the Raton Subdivis... (more)

An Amtrak Cascades train makes its way through the scenic Pacific Northwest. Tunnel, water, mountains and million dollar homes... this place has it all!

On a pleasant Fall morning, the Eastbound Empire Builder scurries across the famed Two Medicine Bridge leaving Glacier National Park behind.

Like a snake in the grass, here we see Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it slowly negotiates the twists and turns of Apache Canyon, on a warm and sunny mid-spring afternoon. Coming in at a... (more)

Seen here, on a beautifully warm mid-May afternoon, passengers await the arrival of Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it pulls up alongside the station platform in Lamy, NM.

Amtrak train No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, exits Tunnel 8 and curves around the former location of Tunnel 9 on a 2 percent grade through the tunnel district west of Plainview, Colorado, ... (more)

The eastbound California Zephyr passes the junction with the U.P. Craig branch, which curves up the hill to the right. Amtrak units 129 & 191 with seven cars.

A rare occurrence with Amtrak P089-06 stopped at North Collier waiting for the CSX track maintainers to clear up after working on the crossover switch from track one to track two.

The westbound California Zephyr emerges from the short Tunnel 29 alongside one of the gnarliest sections of South Boulder Creek.

Springtime in the Rockies
Amtrak train No. 5, the California Zephyr, climbs up the 2 percent grade between Tunnels 8 and 10 west of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of June 8, 2013. ... (more)

Amtrak 129 leads the southbound Coast Starlight into Oakland's Jack London Square.

Eastbound Cardinal rolls through a distinctly C&O scene near Hinton, Wv.

The "Cardinal" heads north towards Manassas late in the day

Making Progress. Amtrak Coast Starlight #11 passes by the new Oregon Railroad Heritage Foundation Facility. It may not look like much now but it will soon, the foundation is set and the rai... (more)