A early morning Utah Railway coal train waits to enter the main. As Amtrak number 6 the Zephyr races by.

Golden Hills in the Golden State

Amtrak's Coast Starlight is famed for its views of the Pacific Ocean. But even though the old Southern Pacific mainline veers inland a bit at... (more)

EMD's and Amtrak's first F40PH, Amtrak 200, pauses at Providence Union Station at the head of Boston-New Haven train 153, the Beacon Hill. The Northeast Corridor mainline was later rerouted throug... (more)

These unique RDCs with locomotive-style cabs were built in 1957 as part of a six-car experimental train for the New Haven RR, called the "Roger Williams" and intended for Boston-New York... (more)

Amtrak 399 leads a Baby Builder past Puetz Road in Oak Creek, WI in January of 1993. I think this train originated in the Twin Cities due to issues further west.

During its short tenure on the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's leased Bombardier LRC set departs South Station on a southbound run. Unfortunately the LRC's mechanical performance was not the equal of... (more)

On a fine summer afternoon, a southbound Springfield-New Haven local crosses the Farmington River near Windsor, Connecticut. The stone viaduct was built in 1867 and is on the National Register of ... (more)

“On the Advertised”
At 12:27, Amtrak 109 Metroliner, with AMTK AEM7 948 on point, is adhering to schedule, southbound on Track 3, just south of FREDERICK ROAD (mp 99.9), on the North... (more)

One of the greatest rare mileage excursions Amtrak ever ran was the Parker Peavine Extra. In three days it traveled from LA to Flagstaff on the Transcon, Flagstaff to Phoenix on the Peavine via As... (more)

“Danger Close”
AEM7 AMTK 942 leads (what appears to be) Amtrak’s Fast Mail south on No. 3 Track, past the neighborhood of Harewood Park, just south of GUNPOW interlocking (... (more)

Early AEM-7 action, with an almost new (built 8-80) 905 hustling three cars southbound on No. 3 Track, which was usually reserved for freight in those days.

A Roger Puta Photograph

Led by a pair of Union Pacific switchers, four brand new Amtrak RPO/Baggage cars head north along the former C&EI for delivery to Union Station. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of F40PHs leads an eastbound Lake Shore Limited across Conrail's Chicago Line. Note the large number of baggage cars on the head end of the train. Tom Golden photo.

The fireman and baggage master on the westbound Empire Builder anxiously await the highball from Glasgow, Montana.