Amtrak's Southbound Vermonter is about 15-20 minutes late as it makes the scheduled stop at Waterbury, under nearly prestine skies and cool Northern New England temperatures.

The departure board at New York Penn Station is looked at by tens of thousands of eye balls each day.

It's around 3AM, and this AEM-7AC has been added to a Northeast Regional consist. The train has been worked up by the mechanical team and will be ready to head up the road.

BWI was the first intermodal passenger station in the US.

Union Station and Columbus Circle.

Amtrak Turboliner 69 is on eastbound train 350 at the former Michigan Central Ann Arbor station.

It's around 3AM, all is quiet, and train 150 (right) sits along side a sister regional train. This train is the first departure of the day out of Washington. The Terminal takes on an entirely di... (more)

The Vermonter rests in Union Station after discharging all passengers before being brought to the yard.

The Train of My Ancestor. Throngs of passengers are eagerly waiting to board Amtrak's Southbound Ethan Allen Express as it arrives into Saratoga Springs. The fun fact is that Ethan Allen is... (more)

Trains Going Everywhere - The arrival and departure board at Union Station in Washington attests to the fact that due to it's location, the city is a hub for trains all along the Eastern... (more)

A pair of speed makers is split by AEM-7 #907 doing every bit of 105 mph through Croydon, PA.

A picture perfect day only enhances this magnificent structure. The sky was not enhanced in photoshop.

Late Trains Get Later. They say late trains only get later, which worked in my favor when Amtrak's Veterans tribute unit made its first New England appearance. The train got into s... (more)

La Plata, Missouri, has a population of about 1300 people, but by virtue of being located along the route of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, it has an Amtrak station stop. The town’s station... (more)

A white strobe is caught blinking on this DC traction meatball (nicknamed after Swedish meatballs due to the locomotive's Swedish design) as it pulls into BWI.