Soon? One of Amtrak's new Avelia Liberty trainsets travels south to Philadelphia. As of late, the Acela II's debut has been delayed until 2024, more than 3 years after the original plan.

Morning Rays Amtrak 174 saunters into Washington D.C. with the Phase II P42 leading.

MBTA Pulling Freight A Sunday afternoon extra pulls a few flatcars out to Stoughton for a crossing replacement. Riding atop these cars were two strings of rail and a couple dozen ties. Two... (more)

Hustle and Bustle Two Tokaido Shinkansens meet near Tokyo Station. Trains are spaced as little as 3 minutes apart, allowing the Tokaido Shinkansen to carry over 85 million passengers per y... (more)

What's Up, Doc? "Doctor Yellow" or the JR Central Class 923 is one of the most sought-after trains in Japan. Only running a few times a month, Doctor Yellow inspects the Tokaido ... (more)

Land of the Setting Sun? A Chuo-Sobu Line train accelerates towards Tokyo.

20 Cylinders Metrolink 609 shoves west to Los Angeles with an F125. When Metrolink was looking to purchase new locomotives almost a decade ago, they chose between two unique locomotives, t... (more)

Well Done, Rochester MassDOT 1137, a recently-rebuilt GP40MC spends the night in Lincoln after frying a traction motor and being set off on the siding. This unit has only been in service f... (more)

Picture Perfect Two Metra trains meet near Ogilvie Transportation Center.

All Alone in the Big City UPY 723, an Illinois-native GP15AC switches out Ogilvie Transportation Center during rush hour.

The Future of Amtrak Amtrak 1058, the City of New Orleans with a slightly altered schedule pulls out of Union Station to wye at Canal St. Leading is a duo of Siemens ALC-42 long-distance d... (more)

"Lean Into It" A westbound SEPTA local rolls into Narberth with a set of Silverliner IV EMUs, all of which were built in 1976. Surprisingly, despite the fact that these trains are almost 5... (more)

Classic EMDs One of Enola's many yard jobs, HO02 brings some cars down from the Buffalo Line with two SD40s.

Who Pulled the Fire Alarm? NS H63, the Enola Yard Switcher pulls out a cut of cars with NS 911, the First Responders SD60E. This unit, along with another SD60E has been held captive in Eno... (more)

"Respect Your Elders" In the middle of the woods rests a well-worn Bay Colony GP8. Originally built in 1953, Bay Colony 1701 remains stored here in Medfield, MA, where it runs on... (more)