Arriving at Washington DC's Union Station is Amtrak train 176, one of the numerous Northeast Regional trains that haul the majority of Amtrak's passengers on the Northeast Corridor. Train ... (more)

Looking north from Washington DC’s Union Station, there is a lot to see, although all the capitol’s famous landmarks are to the south. From here, Union Station’s trackage is a jumble of turnouts,... (more)

Sitting all alone, as if it was in "time out," at Washington DC's Union Station is P42DC 156, still wearing a version of Amtrak's first paint scheme in honor of the carrier's 40th Annive... (more)

As Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, departs Los Angeles Union Station, Metrolink train 328 (behind SCAX MP36PH-3C 888, also departs L.A.’s Union Station. Both trains are runn... (more)

When Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, departed Chicago, it had the usual five-car reduced consist due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Engines 42 and 41, sleeper 32097, dining car 38034, ... (more)

Heading into the late afternoon sun is BNSF train B-HARLAC7-03, not far from finishing its trip from Harvard, Arkansas, to Los Angeles. A pair of BNSF ES44C4s, 6934 and 7049, along with Dash 9-4... (more)

An intermodal train consisting of primarily single-stack containers is somewhat unusual in southern California, as is this train’s symbol: S-BARSCO3-08. Led by ES44DC 7324 and Dash 9-44CW 4173, ... (more)

The 2020 Pandemic is still in full swing, as evidenced by the masked conductor in the open door as Metrolink train 926 rolls into Fullerton, on Track 1. This train is heading form Irvine to Los A... (more)

Assigned to the Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers elevator in Hardin, Missouri, is Ray-Carroll Co-Op SW1200 1221. This engine was built as Chicago & North Western 321 by EMD in February 1962. It ... (more)

As Metrolink train 926 rolls into its stop in Fullerton, California, the conductor prepares to load what few passengers are awaiting this Irvine to Los Angeles train. The COVID-19 pandemic has re... (more)

BNSF Railway coal empties, operating from Joliette, Georgia, to the Buckskin Mine in Wyoming with 5997, 9831, 9559 and 9202 for power, waits for a clear signal at CP 30th Street in Kansas City - r... (more)

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 affected most aspects of life, including on America’s railroads. Amtrak is operating shortened trains, cancelling other trains, operating reduced schedules, supplyin... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, bisects one of the most dangerous (and soon to be replaced with an overpass) grade crossings in the country, Rosecrans, Marquardt and Stage (w... (more)

Once again, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief has become a hard-luck train. Amtrak train 3, with an abbreviated 5-car consist thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, departed Chicago, Illinois, on April 3... (more)

While Union Pacific never painted a locomotive for the American Bicentennial, they did, however, loan E9A 951 to the Preamble Express, a special train that was to be used in the final plann... (more)