The Carolinian pulls toward their station stop in Selma, exiting CSX and entering NS rails for the remainder of the trip to Charlotte.

The California Zephyr #6 train runs past Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado as it heads east on the Brush Sub.

Amtrak engine #18 (P42DC) backs through the BNSF yard as it heads to Denver's Union Station.

Back in 2024, when the Amtrak Cialis trains were running single level equipment. After temporarily suspending service in early 2025, they've since transitioned to Superliners, due to corrosion is... (more)

The California Zephyr #6 runs through an S curve cut in Crescent, Colorado as it heads into South Draw on the way to Denver.

Amtrak engine #18 (P42DC) runs past Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado.

"A Worthy Performer"

On the morning of April 14, 2025, Amtrak P42DC #125, painted in Phase VII, leads southbound Vermonter Train 57 past the former South Royalton freight depot, now h... (more)

Passing under the Keystone Viaduct, Amtraks Floridian races west in the night trying to make up time after being over two hours behind schedule.

The California Zephyr runs through the aspen trees in Tolland, Colorado as it heads west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

On June 22, 2008 Amtrak detoured both Coast Starlights through Tehachapi in order to work around a bridge replacement project on the Coast Line. For the southbound train #11, I moved to the same h... (more)

Amtrak engine #76 leads the California Zephyr west towards Tolland, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak 150 & 140 lead the eastbound Southwest Chief around a waiting stack train.

This slightly telephoto shot of the northbound "Silver Meteor" illustrates what I want to yell at Amtrak. Guess I can't use all caps but here goes: Pick a profile! Pick any profile, but... (more)

I expected a rather large town when we booked at the Depot Inn. Wrong! Evidently Amtrak requires a stop after a certain mileage so this tiny village was elected. Despite the rain and few places... (more)

Running several hours late due to a CSX derailment that had blocked their route north of Cincinnati, Amtrak train P050-05, The Cardinal, rolls through Covington, Kentucky, passing the backdrop of ... (more)