The excellent Kyoto railway museum is a 20 minute walk from the main station. According to the museum guide leaflet, these are (left to right) 500 series 521-1, Kuhane 581-35 and Kuha 489-1.

A bit of fall foliage still clings to a few trees along the banks of the Raritan while Amtrak's rolling red billboard crosses high above the river.

Cascading Across the Bay: Amtrak train number 516 crosses Chuckanut Bay as it nears the next stop at Bellingham, Washington. This train is bound for Vancouver, B.C. I've been trying to get ... (more)

"Racing into the Sunset"

The fall colors shine along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor as Northeast Regional train 99 takes them south to

At 9.44 AM an unknown N700 "Shinkansen" high speed train of JR Central in a "Nozomi" service is passing 3776 meter high Fuji volcano in a distance of about 25 kilometers, with 270 km per hour velo... (more)

At 8.24 AM an unknown N700 "Shinkansen" high speed train of JR Central in "Nozomi" service is passing 3776 meter high Fuji volcano in a distance of about 25 kilometers, with 270 km per hour veloci... (more)

Just 187 miles into its 1377-mile journey from Seattle WA to Los Angeles CA, Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, departs Portland, Oregon’s Union Station after a crew change.... (more)

NS 1803 taking 224 through West Bottoms in Kansas City, MO.

A Golden Opportunity: A slightly late eastbound Acela #2170 meets westbound Acela #2167 at Lincoln Interlocking, just west of Metuchen Station, minutes before sunset on Friday, October 25,... (more)

METX 211, Metra’s new CB&Q heritage unit, leads outbound BNSF train 1277 out of Chicago on the BNSF Racetrack in the last light this past week.

The California Zephyr passes by the changing aspen as it climbs towards the Moffat Tunnel.

The Eastbound Empire Builder passes False Summit on the downhill side of Marias Pass on a beautiful Fall morning. This train was first established in 1929. The Empire Builder was Great Northern's ... (more)

A late morning Amtrak Acela Express, led by No. 2009, rounds the curve northbound through Eddystone, PA, en route to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. The set is seen approaching the station st... (more)

A late evening Amtrak Acela Express, led by No. 2038, splits the signals under the former PRR bridge as it rounds the curve northbound through Eddystone, PA - home to the once mighty Baldwin Locom... (more)