Amtrak 565 heads towards LA behind the 14Q with the low level set and an F59.

The outbound Coast Starlight deadhead shoves towards Union Station with a beat up P42 and B32-8 for power.

A cab car led Keystone train 666 rockets east towards Lancaster.

The California Zephyr meets a BNSF freight at Rocky, Colorado as it heads towards Big Ten Curve on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The bright sunrise bathes the frozen grasses in a golden glow as temperatures dip to a frigid -12 degrees. The California Zephyr runs at track speed and kicks up the newly fallen snow as it heads... (more)

Amtrak unveiled Operation Lifesaver 50 Years of Rail Safety Education locomotive #203 on January 12th. It was immediately assigned to the Roanoke Regional and returned to Washington D.C. the follo... (more)

Amtrak 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, detoured via Soledad Canyon and Tehachapi due to track work on the Metrolink Ventura Sub. They're seen rolling to a stop at Ravenna, waiting to meet an e... (more)

New Signals, Old Bridge. Amtrak 291 (Ethan Allen Express) was already making good speed although a minute out of the Rhinecliff, New York Station as it passed under the former New York Cent... (more)

774 comes into San Clemente with a pair of P42s including the Vets unit.

One of the trainsets used for Amtrak’s Regional Springfield Shuttles lays over for the night. In the morning, P42DC 108, coach 82526 and cab car 9644 will head south to New Haven, Connec... (more)

Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, got stuck behind a lot of traffic congestion caused by a BNSF freight (rumored to be the H-BARLAC) fouling all three mainlines somewhere betwe... (more)

An NCDOT F59 awaits shipment to Anaheim for emissions work at Amtrak's 8th Street Yard. Keeping it company is an Amtrak B32-8. 4 years later, both the engine and myself ended up making the trip ea... (more)

Two Over Two. Amtrak ACS-64s 646 and 662 lead train 164(8) over Astoria-Ditmars Blvd Station, where two (N) trains wait. 662 is in a Phase III-esque wrap advertising Train Sim World 2. ... (more)

An Amtrak roster anomaly that is overlooked on most Amtrak rosters is its only S2. Acquired as U.S. Army 7110, the Alco switcher spent its time switching coaches in Washington, DC. Later renumbere... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is deadheading from Los Angeles Union Station to the carrier’s Redondo Junction facility for servicing, as it will depart this evening for C... (more)