Amtrak tested out running the new Siemens SC-44 on the front of the California Zephyr in February, 2020. It left Denver in the middle of a blizzard as it made its way into the Colorado ROcky Moun... (more)
Charger Crossing The C&O Canal. MARC Train 881 (MARC 85, Siemens SC-44 leading) enjoys one of the longest light days of the year as it crosses C&O Canal Lock 33 and the Potomac River from K... (more)
Northbound Cascades at sunset on the Puget Sound. Once again, scenes like this are not long for this world, even now pretty rare, with the retirement of the Series 6 Talgo train sets.
California Surfin' - The marine layer has burned off for the last few hours of daylight as a northbound Pacific Surfliner bound for San Luis Obispo crosses the magnificent Gaviota trestle. ... (more)
Back in February of 2020 Amtrak added two new Siemens SC44 Charger units to the California Zephyr. The Chargers were supplemented by a P42DC and two baggage cars and left Denver during a strong s... (more)