With the last glimmers of sunlight disappearing to the west, the famous trio of the Silver Lariat, Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium ride the rear of the southbound Coast Starlight - now just one ... (more)

The private cars Silver Splendor and Pacific Sands sit on the rear of Amtrak's outbound Sunset Limited this evening as they prepare to embark on a spring cross-country trip.

Other than the private car reporting number, there weren't many markings visible to tell me what this car is or was. I am assuming it was an IC car at one point based on the paint.

Hustling north across the over 100-year-old bridge here at Bradley, Amtrak 14 heads north toward its next station stop of Salinas as it carries the private cars Puget Sound and Sierra Hotel on the... (more)

A sharp looking GM&O logo adorns "The Patron Tequila Express" private car, parked at Louisville Union Station during the 2018 Kentucky Derby festivities. The luxurious observation car wa... (more)

Bidding Farewell to 1954 Built Budd's, From a 1956-built Budd. It was a humbling moment as I snapped this picture - standing in the dome of the 1956-built, ex-CBQ dome car "Silver Splendor... (more)

The beautiful private car Cyrus K. Holiday cools its heels on the rear of the detouring southbound Coast Starlight as it changes crews at the original Southern Pacific depot in Bakersfield prior t... (more)

It's a warm afternoon in San Luis Obispo as lucky passengers aboard the ex-California Zephyr dome cars "Silver Lariat" and "Silver Solarium" take up a chance to stretch their l... (more)

Coast Bound Varnish. Snaking its way into Tunnel 26, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight bids the San Fernando Valley farewell as it works toward its next station stop of Simi Valley with ... (more)

As if taking a step back in time, the business car ATSF 33 poses in the evening lights as the iconic structure of Los Angeles City Hall looms in the background.

Skirting the California coast line high above the actual beach, five private cars bring up the markers of today's northbound Coast Starlight. Beginning from the end of the last Amtrak coach, the p... (more)

With a big wave from Conductor Bill Hatrick on the rear-paltoform of the private car Tioga Pass, Amtrak 14 departs Simi Valley with the two private cars bound for Oakland as they carry a special c... (more)

Racing into a searchlight sunset. With the sun having just dipped behind the costal overcast, Amtrak 14 races northbound toward its next stop of Oakland as it thunders past a still-active, ... (more)

Bringing up the markers of today's northbound Coast Starlight, the private passenger cars "Silver Lariat" and "Silver Solarium" of CB&Q heritage show the stark contrast between the tracks they're ... (more)

The ex-New York Central private car "Dagny Taggart" brings up the markers of Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight this afternoon as the train departs Santa Barbara for points north.