A pair of Amtrak P40DC “Genesis” locomotives leads the eastbound Empire Builder over Marias Pass just east of Summit, Montana, on October 6, 1997.

A slightly late 14 catches the last rays of sun on an overcast December day. The slight delay ate up all the remaining sunshine i was hoping would illuminate a following loaded rail train. The res... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen at Los Angeles Union Station four minutes after it arrived on Track 13 … and twenty minutes before it was due to arrive at 8:00 am! ... (more)

An Amtrak AEM7 leads a Washington-bound train through the station area of Bowie, Maryland. The tower, which was closed by this time, would later be moved back from the tracks and become the center... (more)

The early-morning sun has just gotten high enough to bath Amtrak's incoming Southwest Chief in a golden light as it arrives at its final destination â Los Angeles. Leading the train this ... (more)

Today's Star: In a scene almost reminiscent of the 1980s through the mid-1990s, ACS-64 #662, wrapped in Amtrak's classic Phase III paint scheme, leads the Silver Star, train 91, pas... (more)

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, pulls into its second stop of 35 it will make in its 2,438-mile trek across much of America, originating in Emeryville CA and ending in Chic... (more)

Train 475 arrives on track 1 in Meriden station during blue hour.

Just south of Union Station is Amtrak’s 16th Street Engine Facility, where the carrier’s locomotives and cars get serviced and receive light repairs. We see Amtrak Non-Powered Control Unit (N... (more)

Amtrak Northeast Regional train 99 accelerates out of Philadelphia's 30 Street Station with ACS-64 662 on the point. The motor wears the commemorative modified Phase III livery, applied in coopera... (more)

Track Speed at Tonville
A New Year brings a vibrant snowy sunrise along the High Plains and the route of the Zephyrs to Denver.

Amtrak ACS-64 662 and 600 on a rainy day at Port Chester, New York. 662 is in the 50th Anniversary Phase III wrap advertising Dovetail Games Train Sim World 2.

Amtrak's “City Of New Orleans” Train #59 roars south through Crystal Springs, MS., with Amtrak #160 leading the way wearing it's heritage "Pepsi can" paint scheme which Amtrak painte... (more)

A Bright Future Ahead: An Acela II set in testing runs through Metuchen near sunset on August 9, 2021.

On a cold gloomy day on the Northeast Corridor, Regional Train #173 makes its way West through Elizabeth station heading for Washington DC.