Thick frost has coated the pine trees at Tunnel #1 as well as Blue Mountain, and the California Zephyr 5 train rounds the corner at Blue Mountain and heads toward the Colorado Rocky Mountains on t... (more)
The California Zephyr runs through the Keenesburg Cut, just as the sun crests the horizon.
"Mafersas at Russell Hall"
On the rainy morning of March 2nd, 2024, as Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Mafersa cab car 1705, leads northbound CTrail Hartford Line tra... (more)
See Tracks, Think Train! Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver P42DC leads the Capitol Limited through the Tuscarora Interlocking in Tuscarora, Maryland. Nice way to reach 100 photos on here!
"Corridor Clipper on the Bronx Bascules"
On the afternoon of January 9th, 2023, Amtrak's Amfleet I-based track geometry car "Corridor Clipper" (AMTK 10002) trails ... (more)
The California Zephyr leaves the depot at Glenwood Springs and heads west towards the next stop at Grand Junction, Colorado.
A very rare occurrence happened today as Governor Polis of Colorado organized a special run of an Amtrak train from Denver to Longmont to promote a new Amtrak route between Denver and Cheyenne, Wy... (more)
A pair of Amtrak trains sit on tracks 4 and 5 at Denver's Union Station. Amtrak engine #163 (P42DC) will leads the California Zephyr 6 out of Denver and Amtrack engine #174 will lead the Colorado... (more)
Amtrak train 5, the tri-weekly westbound San Francisco Zephyr, crosses the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains as it heads west from Chicago to Oakland … but, oddly, not to its namesake ... (more)
Having conquered Cajon Pass, the Pacific Railroad Society's 75th Anniversary special (symboled UP AMT966-02) heads across the Mojave Desert on its way from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. This is UP'... (more)
Keep The Trains Moving. On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Amtrak Empire Service Train 232 experienced a mechanical problem while underway. The next train, 234, was coupled to the front, and the co... (more)
The California Zephyr #5 train gets ready to cross Highway 72 in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.
The California Zephyr exits Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
The California Zephyr #5 train runs towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
Amtrak engine #23 (P42DC) pulls the California Zephyr into the beautiful depot at Glenwood Springs, Colorado.