I stumbled upon this switcher all masked off and met some nice folks working on giving it new paint not far from the Amtrak station.

The southbound Silver Meteor passes the local golf course, and the golfers hardly pay the train any attention.

My youngest videos the Silver Meteor departing Winter Park as the engine crew gives him a horn salute and friendly wave, making our day.

A nod to the past through the glow of of the blue nightlight, something sleeping cars have had since at least the Pullman and Budd heyday. The streaking red lights of a grade crossing passing my ... (more)

Of course, NS rolls through when I was hoping for an FEC unit that would match the artwork in the foreground. Oh well, at least I got a train!

Glenwood Springs is a charming community along the Colorado River. This station originally opened on June 18, 1904 and was built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW), served today... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr makes its station stop in Glenwood Springs with the Colorado River separating it from the resorts and natural hot springs in the foreground. The greater city is vis... (more)

With lights and number boards removed, it looks like this unit's days may be numbered considering this railroad recently took delivery of a new locomotive.

A couple of GEs sit among a backdrop of containers at the port.

A long lost heritage unit? No. There's no direct lineage of the New York Central to Amtrak. While the NYC had a long history, the unthinkable happened when it merged with rival PRR to form Penn Ce... (more)

A mother and slug set dedicated to the Curtis Bay Coal Pier slowly descends the grade with a mountain of coal in the background. Note the funky cab, and phone booth looking operators compartment o... (more)

A mother and slug set dedicated to the Curtis Bay Coal Pier slowly descends the grade with a mountain of coal in the background. Note the funky cab, and phone booth looking operators compartment o... (more)

A set of Pacific Surfliner cars rush eastbound toward Albany, NY on an Empire Service train in what I believe is a rare catch of them being delivered from Alstom in Hornell, NY. They likely came ... (more)

SSB1200 552, FL9 486 & 485 plus two brand new F59PHIs destined for Pacific Surfliner service, seen in the Rensselaer yard in summer 1998.

Former CBQ Diner "Silver Restaurant" has breakfast in full swing as the Lake Shore Limited departs Syracuse, NY in the fall of 1998. It would be rebuilt as one of the Temoinsa project di... (more)