''The Loop'' was an Amtrak operation that was aimed at drawing Chicago Springfield traffic. Here she is arriving Bloomington Union Depot after meeting train 300, at far right. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Climbing through the new alignment brought about by the landslip in 1983 which produced Thistle Lake, the California Zephyr continues its eastbound journey behind 298 and 234 in August 1985.

Inspired by Joe McMillan's "High Green To Marceline", the superelevated curve and church at Dahinda along the Santa Fe transcon in Illinois provides the stage for the Southwest Chief, running righ... (more)

Amtrak Business Car Beach Grove on the Capitol Corridor inaugural run, Jack London Square, Oakland. Newspaper photog wandered into my picture - you have to live with that!.

This is a test train for the soon to be inaugurated Capitol Corridor service linking San Jose with Sacramento. The unit was EX- NYC/PC/CR GP40 3090, AM 64, Kyle 3117, Amtrak 655, HLCX 655 and fina... (more)

Inaugural Westbound Capitol (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento), on the Benicia bridge from the Benicia side. The new I-680 bridge is now to the left of the rail bridge. This was also the service de... (more)

Inaugural Capitol (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento), crossing the Guadalupe River in the early morning. This was also the service debut of the P32 and Pepsi can scheme. I had an invite to ride the... (more)

Amtrak F69PHAC's 451 & 450 with EMD test car and 2 F40's street running through Jack London Square, Oakland on #11, Coast Starlight. Sometimes you get lucky.

Amtrak F69PHAC 451 & 450 with EMD test car running light to Oakland at Sacramento Depot after display at Cal State Railway Museum.

Amtrak's Capitol Limited is set to depart the Union Station at Washington, DC for its overnight run to Chicago.

Amtrak's Train No. 317 - The Hooiser State - stops to board passengers in the middle of 5th Street at Lafayette.

Running 18 hours late due to a UPRR freight train derailment in Oregon, the eastbound Pioneer #26 bypasses Boise cutoff via the UPRR mainline. Shown here at Kuna, ID, #26 is making a rare appearan... (more)

Boston bound Lake Shore Limited is about to enter the darkness of a short tunnel and then plunge into the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. 206 came to life in 1977, but headed to the scra... (more)

Sportin the old school paint well...

Early in the morning on an already hot and hazy Virginia day, three P30CH’s haul the Auto Train NB only a few miles from the destination of Lorton VA at the end of a nonstop sprint from Florida.... (more)