The Southwest Chief discontinued service east of Cameron Connection in 1998. Once the BNSF merger got going and the connection was built, the Chief stopped taking the Chillicothe Sub into Chicago.... (more)
The hoarfrost is burning off around Galesburg on this crisp December morning in 1992. The Illinois Zephyr makes good time on its morning trek from Quincy to Chicago. The train is on the BN 4th Sub... (more)
In the late 1990s, the Iowa Northern Railway (IANR) was going through a difficult time and had leased a variety of locomotives to augment its fleet of GP20s and GP38s. A couple of Amtrak units wer... (more)
Amtrak P42C Test Train In Manhattan. On the morning of Wednesday, April 23, 2025, AMTK 9700 (P42C, née-AMTK 184) led Test Train 870 (and trailed on Train 871) between Albany-Rensselaer, Ne... (more)