Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH 513 hauls a five-car Desert Wind over California's Cajon Pass, the first obstacle for train #36 since departing Los Angeles on its way to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Southbound Amtrak train approaching DC Union Station

Amtrak 305 is pushing as a Amfleet cab car leads eastbound San Diegan 570 along the coast approaching Solana Beach

A 9800 series cab car with the old dynamic brake grids on the roof and clam shell door sits in storage at Wilmington Delaware. Maybe someone thought it had a flat tire?

Amtrak SDP40F #634 was built April 1974 on order #74611. After leaving Amtrak roster, unit became Santa Fe (ATSF) #5261, then BNSF 6971 before being scrapped in 2002

Amtrak F40PHR's #328 and 325 lead New Orleans bound train #19 past 13th Street Tower (complete with train order signal). 325 and 328 were built in 1979. 13th Street Tower, in addition to being a... (more)

Mike tries using a step ladder for getting the height he wanted for the Trains cover photo. This did not work, so Amtrak offered another solution. Too follow soon...

Three AEM-7s in this shot; the middle one is hard to see.

This third shot of a series (see image 500799 and 500967) shows engine 507 repositioned at Amtrak's service facility in Chicago for the Trains magazine cover shot. Amtrak was very cooperative in p... (more)

A northbound Amtrak train exits B&P Tunnel as it prepares to stop at Baltimore's Penn Station.

Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 emerges from the Jordan Narrows on July 27, 1990.

It's a cold day at Brooks, WV as Amtrak 50, the eastbound Cardinal, comes sailing through with nine cars and a single F40 for the climb up to Alleghany and beyond across North Mountain and the Blu... (more)

An inbound Amtrak train arrives at Washington D.C.'s Union Station.

The blare of a Nathan five chime horn from Amtrak's California Zephyr does little to disrupt a quartet of horses enjoying a beautiful December morning in rural Utah County.

Running about eight hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr train 6 departs Salt Lake City on Rio Grande's now abandoned passenger mainline along Fifth West street. Jan. 19, 1985