At 9:55, Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, is departing right on time. Today's train is powered by Siemens ALC-42 318 and GE P42DC 11, pulling nine cars. (Los Angeles, Calif... (more)

Los Angeles Union Station's Tracks 1 and 2 were converted to light rail lines – and no longer stub ended – back in July 1990 as Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Gold ... (more)

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver locomotive (commemorating the rail safety organization's 50th anniversary), P42DC 203, was on display at Los Angeles Union Station on September 21 and 22, 2024, as par... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Chicago to Los Angeles Southwest Chief, arrived at Los Angeles Union Station at 8:59 am, 1 hour 2 minutes late. (It made up 18 minutes in the 26 miles between... (more)

UP's North Plate - Proviso manifest passes the old station at West Chicago with 6 engines up front.

A fairly clean UP AC4400CWM rebuild leads brand new Oshkosh, WI built JLTVs across the CN Leithton Sub at West Chicago, IL.

GP40-2(W) 8014 and GP40-2 8018 lead the east bound Rocky Mountaineer through Glen Valley.

Elburn, IL destined train #35 speeds past JB Tower.

METX F40PH-3 133 shoves #52 across the diamond at West Chicago.

Loaded autoracks from Western Canada pass JB Tower at West Chicago.

Manifest traffic from Green Bay, WI slams across the UP Geneva Sub at West Chicago, IL.

Clean CN AC44C6M 3379 heads through the yard at Jasper. The background in this photo looks quite different compared to recent shots here after the Jasper Wildfire Complex did a number on the fores... (more)

Empty autoracks approach Geikie on the north track of CN's Albreda Sub with a former SD75I leading.

Brand new CN SD75IACC 8301 and GECX ET44AC 2029 depart the north yard at Jasper with train E217.

Showroom clean and already sold. Time to get dirty.