The Coast Starlight arrives in Oakland

Is Pepsi Ok? Amtrak 160, the "Pepsi Can" Phase III heritage unit sits at 8th St. Yard after leading the westbound Southwest Cheif.

Amtrak has applied wraps to a pair of their Pacific Surfliner cars, coach 6402 (on the left), and coach/café car 6306 (on the right), to promote the upcoming X Games in Ventura in late Jul... (more)

After Amtrak's "Coast Starlight" stuck a water truck in Moorpark CA on June 28, Amtrak needed to ferry some replacement Superliners to Los Angeles. On July 3 Amtrak train 3, the "Southwest Chief,... (more)

A Capitol Corridor departs Oakland

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen passing through Esperanza in Santa Ana Canyon with P42DC 203, the carrier's Operation Lifesaver (https://oli.org/) locomotive, on the headen... (more)

Making its first stop after departing Los Angeles is Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief. P42DCs 183 and 64 will handle this train for the remaining 2,239 miles to Chicago. With... (more)

Second Rebuild. Amtrak 798, a model 2GS12B-R built by National Railway Equipment, is seen shuffling around Washington Union Station. This locomotive and its siblings were rebuilt by NRE... (more)

The eastbound California Zephyr drops down the eastern slope of the Sierra between Boca and Floriston with newly repainted 164 leading the charge. Trailing the road power are a pair of new Siemens... (more)

Fast over the Farmington. Amtrak P42DC no. 117 (GE Genesis, 1992-2001) is seen leading Train 147(6) over the Farmington River as it nears Windsor Station.

Amtrak 19, the Crescent, hustles through Aberdeen behind the E60MA "class unit". The nose Amtrak decal appeared to need replacing. Today, Amtrak's ACS-64s occupy the same numbe... (more)

Amtrak ballast train awaits orders.

Crew change in San Luis Obispo for Amtrak No. 14. the southbound Coast Starlight to Los Angeles. The Starlight has 2 new Siemens ALC-42 No.322 and No 319 leading a short 5 car train. A Pacific Sur... (more)

On the date the F40PH must have failed and had to be dragged in. I always wondered what happens when HEP fails and there is no backup. Do the cars have some way of generating heat? Important to... (more)

Photo by Gary Zeitler, from my collection. Scapegoat?Maybe. A major wreck was determined to be caused by the trucks, at high speed, so the entire class was scrapped (oops, recycled). I have to ... (more)