The Empire Builder was descending the Columbia Basin Plateau via the Trinidad Loop at half past noon. While this would place them about six hours down, its running in daylight and in tee-shirt we... (more)
Amtrak upgraded only one set of Turboliners to RTL II standards and that set operated in Empire Corridor service for only a few years. The uniquely painted train is heading southbound along the Hu... (more)
Amtrak No. 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, cruises downgrade through Clay, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 18, 2010. Waiting down below at Rocky siding for the passenger train’s passing... (more)
An Empire Builder skirts Nason Creek while ascending the valley towards Stevens Pass. For about a half mile this location is the nearest that the roadbed comes to the creek, a tributary of the We... (more)