Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 88 rests in the Ashland, Virginia Amtrak Station as passengers board in the street for their journey north.

"The Early Bird, Gets the Late Bird"- Running around 5 hours late due to Lift Bridge issues near Chicago, the Eastbound Cardinal makes a daylight run through S.W. Ohio and all of Kentuck... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr makes a rare daylight visit to Arnolds Loop in eastern Nevada. Pilot Peak dominates the scene from across the barren Pilot Valley

The California Zephyr makes it's evening trek across southern Iowa. Here the train is about 20 miles west of Burlington, with Mount Pleasant as the next station stop in 15 miles. The small town of... (more)

I have been coming out to Arnolds Loop on Silver Zone Pass in Nevada since Western Pacific days in about 1980. It is without a doubt my favorite railroad photo location. Ever since Amtrak began ru... (more)

A snowy Amtrak 79 rounds the curve by the old Page-Walker Motel.

A typical-looking Amtrak train 80 cruises along on main track 2 as it approaches its station stop in Greensboro, NC on December 21, 2017.

Amtrak P097 throttles up as it passes the Sand Lake Road SunRail station.

Amtrak's eastbound Capital Limited drifts downgrade through Philson as it heads for it's next stop in Cumberland, MD.

An intermission between the wacky weather (which consisted of snow and ice pellets) as the westbound Amtrak Empire Builder rolls along the Puget Sound on its final leg to Seattle.

Disappearing into downtown Montreal. The deadheading Adirondack seems to be disappearing into the skyline of downtown Montreal as it deadheads towards Montreal's Central Station on a... (more)

Lake Shore Limited makes it late night stop at Toledo. Opened in 1950 it was the last of New York Centrals large stations and was part of modernization of Toledo are facilities.

California Zephyr #5 rounds the sweeping curve just east of Pinecliffe, CO., AMTK 204 & 130 are leading the way and are about to enter Tunnel 29 on the Moffat route.

Morning haze has settled over downtown Denver, roughly 17 miles in the distance (as the crow flies), as Amtrak units 204 & 130 lead the California Zephyr into Coal Creek Canyon.

With only a few miles to go before arriving its final destination at Emeryville, the westbound Amtrak California Zephyr sails through the curves at Pinole on the ex-SP Cal-P mainline.