A group of geese pay no attention as Amtrak 63 leads Lincoln Service 303 over the Kankakee River in Wilmington.
Amtrak Lincoln Service 304 arrives into Joliet relatively close to on time. With the impending closure of UD Tower nearing, one has to wonder if the signal bridges here will soon be replaced with ... (more)
The westbound 'California Zephyr', with Amtrak P42DC #63 on the point, stands at Glenwood Springs Amtrak station. My wife & I rode this train as part of a trip from Buffalo to Sacramento (on the '... (more)
Amtrak P42DC #63 leads our train, the westbound 'California Zephyr' through Fraser Canyon, CO. My wife & I rode this train as part of a trip from Buffalo to Sacramento (on the 'Lakeshore Limited'... (more)
The westbound 'California Zephyr', with Amtrak P42DC #63 on the point, stands at the newly renovated Denver Union station. My wife & I rode this train as part of a trip from Buffalo to Sacramento ... (more)
Chicago-bound Pere Marquette rolls across a frozen-over Kalamazoo River on a beautiful winter morning. Rare is the winter when this river freezes, and even rarer to see it fully covered with 6" o... (more)
A Turboliner is seen crossing the Chicago River at South Branch Bridge. Tom Golden photo.
The Pere Marquette pulls across the Grand River in full view of the beautiful city of Grand Rapids sky line. P370 will pull up to the wye at Ann Street to be tied down for the night. It will leave... (more)
Amtrak unit # 63 loading passengers at Milepost 63.
Amtrak's southbound Saluki is stopped at the south end of Rantoul trying to figure out what the RTC is doing here. Train #398 is too long to fit between the depot and the south end of Rantoul. Now... (more)
Amtrak's Saluki passes the Gilman local tucked away at Paxton. Amtrak's 390's trains are now running bigger due to a CN crossing rule which required trains under 32 axles to run 60 mph over all cr... (more)
St. Louis-bound Amtrak #307 passes the old GM&O station at Wilmington, IL. The old structure still retained its semaphore train order boards.
The Lake Shore Limited races west on #1 Track as it is running 9 1/2 hours behind schedule.
The Chicago bound Southwest Chief waits for passengers to board during its stop at Fullerton.
